Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

When my family has gone to visit the extended family in Philadelphia, Mason gets very excited...Is it to see his grammie or his cousin Max? Maybe, I'm sure that is part of it but if you were to ask Mason why he liked going to Philly so much, he would tell you that cousin Max has the Wii......The joy my son has for all things video game related is rather amazing. He has fully grasped the home PC and the wonders of the internet......I'm just waiting for him to ask me what the word "porn" means.

Back to the Wii. Recently my mother was up visiting and suggested that she wanted to buy Mason a Wii for the holidays. Both Beth and I are concerned about this since we might never see Mason again and he will spend all waking moments in front of the TV, playing Wii . On the other had....the Wii is so darn cool. I love playing it just as much as Mason.

So, we told Mason that he may get the Wii, but on one condition....no more peeing in his pants. He went through a time where he was peeing in his pants a little too often for us. He agreed and has been VERY careful to run to the bathroom any time he has to pee, until this morning ( queue the music of dread)

After breakfast this morning, Mason told Beth that he peed in his pajamas. In a very calm voice, Beth asked Mason what that meant. His reply was that he was not going to get the Wii. I can not explain in words the face and tone of his voice....despair, sorrow, gut wrenching pain? These all come close, but do not capture the moment. I went upstairs to talk to him. Did I mention that he needed to go to his room to relax and regroup?

I casually asked him why he peed in his pants? Did he know he had to go? I was not prepared for what was said. I have not read any parent type books to prepare me for the words and the face.
Mason said with the most pathetic face and the saddest voice, "Sometime my brain is not smart enough. I am not smart sometimes." Ok, I can joke that I have the emotions of a robot sometimes, but my heart sank. It sank all the way to the bottom of my feet. I wanted to hug my child and go out and buy him a Wii right then and there. I was ready to just give him my credit card and tell him to enjoy the day. Now, he is either the greatest child actor the world has ever seen or he really meant what he said, which makes it so hard to take.

I quickly went down stairs and told Beth and we decided to give our sad little boy a mulligan. This goes against everything I have done up to now. Every threat I have ever uttered, I have carried through on and this was the first time I ever went back on my word....you pee in your pants and no Wii.....but ahh not true...this time. We gave him one more chance and hopefully he makes it this time.....for all of us.