Tru got a ton of new toys for his birthday and like all kids, he had a blast ripping them all open. I think he was more interested in opening the presents than actually playing with them. We decided to ration his toys so that he’d be able to have a “new toy” every week rather than have a whole bunch of stuff he’ll spend all of 3 minutes on and then chuck away.
The first toy to make it to the play-list was this Bat and Wobble Penguin that wobbles around and bounces back after its hit. I thought it was really cute since it’s about the same size as him and they could be like best friends.
But apparently Tru HATES it. He smacked it once and it bounced right back and hit him in the face. After that, he decided that penguins are malevolent and should be avoided at all costs. It’s the second time I’ve seen him afraid of something (the first one was a duck puppet – I told you birds are evil) and it actually is hilarious. I feel totally evil for having so much fun at his expense, but I spent the better part of the afternoon terrorizing him with the nefarious penguin.
I managed to capture some of it down on vid. Have fun. Oh yah, turn up the sound will you?
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfUaXhke3Jg
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Uncle Toh and Uncle Fredo will be disappointed to hear that…
Aunty Jo will be taking full responsibilities for any penguinophobia that came about from the bu dao wong that falls down.
Uncle Toh is still waiting to buy him his first beer… preferably in the next few months
@Uncle Toh, Yup, and then he’s gonna have Methyphobia.
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[…] I can understand how a bat and wobble anything may possibly be fun for a 3-year-old toddler with violent tendencies. But a baby does not possess the reflexes to avoid the malicious onslaught of an evil penguin and chances are, they will be hit in the face more times than they can count. My son hates it so much he will not come near it with a 10-foot barge pole. […]