Michael's trip to the Doctor, evening conversation

So, as Michael was leaving the doctor's office, they gave him lollipops and stickers and a toy car on the way out at the front desk.

Michael got home and I talked with him and said "see, that wasn't so bad, right?  And you got candy and everything."

He seemed a lot happier.  He came home with a green lollipop (green apple, I think), and an orange lollipop (butterscotch).

My wife told me that later on that evening, Michael had a conversation with her in Cantonese.  It translated to the following:

Michael: "Mommy, go back to doctor.  Next time get green candy, don't get orange candy.  I like green, I don't like orange."
Mommy: " ... "
Michael: "Mommy, go by yourself and bring back."
Mommy: "The doctor does not give candy to parents!  If you want candy you will have to get from the doctor yourself next time!"


I will have to give it to him, he is very intelligent and solution-oriented.  I was wondering how he would reconcile his desire to have more lollipops with his fear of going to the doctor.

It seemed he had devised a nifty plan of sending Mommy to the doctor to go fetch him more lollipops.

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