Terrific Twos – Times Two

DISCLAIMER – NOTE BEFORE VIEWING: The photos you are about to see are real. No one has edited them or photoshop’ed them. Everyone in the photos are real people. That is not to say that the children in the photos are not Actors [ac·tor: as defined by American Heritage Dictionary: “a theatrical performer”] … and that is not to say that the tears in the photos are necessarily “real” tears… Yes, the tears were watery and salty, and yes, they were pouring down the children’s faces, but the apparent-traumas/apparent-horrifying-plights of the children you see here are not quite “real” by most measurable standards. These are “terrible two tears,” otherwise referred to as crocodile tears (“false or insincere weeping, a hypocritical display of emotion”), or what-some-might-call fake/put on/save-the-drama-for-your-mama–tears. The children in the photos were not harmed in any way. And the series of photos you are about to view were all taken within 3-4 minutes of each other by a kind, gentle and loving father.

1. During dinner Owen and Kyle ask for popsicle (Owen) and yogurt pop (Kyle).

2. Mama announces that Owen and Kyle can have a popsicle or yogurt pop — if they eat the rest of their supper.

3. Owen and Kyle instantly break out in full blown terrific twos tantrums times two.

4. Upon quickly realizing that Mama is serious, both boys’ tears come to an abrupt stop, they both plead to sit on Mama’s lap, and then they both vigorously finish what’s on their plates.

5. Within mere seconds the plates are clean.

6. Kyle chooses a blue yogurt pop and Owen chooses an orange popsicle… they eat them cheerily.

All’s well that ends well.