While in the car driving home after picking up the Little Man from school yesterday, the following conversation took place between the Little Man and Kelly:

Little Man: What are we having for dinner?

Kelly: Chicken and broccoli.

LM: No broccoli.

K: You need to eat broccoli if you want to have a treat after.

LM: Okay, but just one broccoli.

K: 3 pieces.

LM: 2 pieces.

K: Four pieces, or no treat.

LM: 2 pieces.

K: 4 pieces.

LM: Four pieces is too much.

K: You need to eat your broccoli if you want to have a treat after.

LM: How about three pieces?

K: Fine, you can eat 3 pieces of broccoli.

At this point there is a brief pause and I can see the Little Man in the rearview mirror furrow his brow.

LM: Hey, wait a minute, that was a bad decision.

And at this point, Kelly and I burst out laughing. The Little Man started laughing, too, despite the “bad decision.” And he ate his broccoli.