Henry is always out to catch us speeding.He's like a mini policeman in that way.
He has it in his head, however, that it's okay for cops to speed whether they are at work or not. (Ben swears he didn't tell him that, but I've heard him use it as an excuse when he has been caught in the act!)
Yesterday we were on our way to meet Ben at Cici's and out of nowhere he said:
H--"Mom, let's have a talk about speeding."
M--"Okay."
H--"Just forget about speeding." (I quickly checked to see if I was speeding and I wasn't.)
H--"We have a lot of fun with Daddy when he speeds with us, and it's okay for cops to speed when they are at work and when they aren't, so just forget about it."
M--"If you like it when Daddy speeds, why can't I speed too."
H--"Because you 're not a cop, but it's okay for Daddy to do it when he's not at work. Just forget about it, okay?"
M--"Okay, but you know I don't ever actually speed (maybe that was bit of a fib) and that cops are only allowed to speed when they are at work and they need to get to a call quickly."
H--"Just forget about speeding, okay?"
I was really confused. I thought he was lecturing me on not speeding, but I couldn't figure out why he kept saying it was okay for Ben.
When we got to Cici's, I started to tell Ben about our talk and before I even got a couple of words out Ben started laughing because he knew what I was talking about.
A couple of days ago, Henry told Ben that he was pretty sure that I had forgotten about his Daddy speeding so it would probably be okay if he sped again.
Every time the boys tell me about Ben speeding--he says that only means he revs his engine--we have a talk about how no one should speed, not even off duty cops. Ben, with a guilty smile and a chuckle, usually denies that he was speeding at all.
I'm thinking that Ben needs to be a little more convincing when he tells the boys that everyone has to follow the rules!
--That picture on the fireplace reminds me of a red headed version of Lucas when he was little! I love it!
