A Bear Story

My conversation with Grayson last night after he chose to go to his room to complete his tantrum, rather than stay in the living room watching Dinosaur Train...

G (screaming): Mommy, please don't do this to me. I'm so brokenhearted. Please don't leave me in here.
Me: Grayson, I'm sorry you chose to keep crying, instead of watching your show, but it's night-night time.
G: I'm going to turn into a bear.
Me: Why?
G: Because I don't like being a little boy.
Me: Why not?
G: Because you just send me to my room.
Me: But, I will be very sad if you turn into a bear. I like having a little boy.
G: You can get a new little boy.
Me: But I like you. Don't we have fun together baking cookies, singing songs, playing dinosaurs, and going to the park?
G: Matalley can do that with you.
Me: But if you are a bear, you might get cold at night sleeping outside.
G: I will dig a cave to sleep in that will keep me warm.
Me: But if you are a bear, you won't get to eat avocados, or pizza, or juice.
G: I'll eat berries, they have juice inside them.
Me: Well will you at least wait until morning to turn into a bear?
G: I will wake up in the morning, go outside, and turn into a bear.
Me: Please just come kiss me goodbye before you go.

And then all night long I worried that he was going to sneak out of the house in the early morning...thankfully he is still a little boy.