I honestly think the drama with a 5 year old never ends.  Boy or girl, there is drama to be had.

Yesterday was N’s class’s turn to shop at the Santa Secret Shop at school. Last year (in pre-k) he did wonderful, he got gifts for the people on his list and was adamant about not letting anyone open them until Christmas.

This year – WHOLE different story.

He went to school with $20.00. Mind you, the gifts are priced from $.50 cents to $5.00. He had 5 people on his list. When we picked him up, he had 4 gifts, and all he could focus on was the ONE gift that “they” were not supposed to wrap.

Upon further investigation, it was discovered that they were not supposed to wrap this gift because it was HIS…. I asked him – “What? Why is it for you?” Well, duh – “because it is ripped” – which obviously made no sense.

After we got home, we did a little more investigation. It appears that he bought himself a gift. Okay… I said “So, how much did this gift cost N?” he says “It had a 5 on it”.

I said “N, you were supposed to buy gifts for other people, not yourself.” and he responds with “Well mom, you gave me $20. If you had given me $30, then I could have bought all those gifts!”

What? Are you KIDDING me? He’s 5!!

So, I look at the OTHER 3 gifts he bought. One is for me, one for his dad, and the 3rd one…??? FOR JASPER!!

His list stated: Mom, Dad, Granny, Aunt A & Maw Maw.

The whole thing was funny, I thought…