Sam's Request

This morning my kids were about 90 seconds away from missing the bus for school (this happens daily). I sprinted up the stairs to see what was taking Sam so long. He was reading the label on his toothpaste.

Me: "Sam, hurry and brush your teeth NOOOOOW! The bus is coming."

Sam: "Mom, I don't like my toothpaste. Can you buy me Colgate Complete because the guy on the commercial said my teeth will look white for 12 hours. Isn't school about that long?"

Many, many thoughts entered my head: 1) Sam is obviously watching tooooooo much t.v. 2) Sam is a sucker for a good advertising campaign (he gets this from Rusty. . .he'll buy anything if the commercials clever enough, and 3) Who at school is it that Sam wants to ensure he has minty breath and white teeth for?

Sam was ecsastic when he came home from school and saw that I got him some Colgate. If only easily answered requests like "Colgate" would always keep him happy. . .