I want to ...

... have my cake and eat it too!!

One evening Sid was asking for a chocolate, but we were not too keen on giving him one. Now, he, as all other children, loves lollypops, but they are quite a rare treat for him. So, I considered giving him a lollypop instead. Not a very good option, I admit, but given the relative size, I think it is the lesser of the two evils. 

As I placed the lollypop in his hands, he was very excited and overjoyed! Hugged me, said thank you (ever so sweetly), and kept repeating this for next 20 minutes or so, while he kept licking his treat, and we took a walk in the park. As we were coming back, we told him that it was finished, and he needed to throw it. He replied, "Nahin, dekho abhi laga hua hai ye orange sa, dekho!", and showed us the candy still left on the stick - the size of a grain! Finally, he licked off every single molecule, and only then gave up the stick, and let his face be washed.

And then, he came up to me, stood with his hands on his hips, and asked -

"Aapne mujhe chocolate kyun nahin di, jab maine chocolate maangi thi ?!!!!"

[Why didn't you give me chocolate, when I had asked for chocolate?!]