The power of To-nas

Me: Charlie, time to get up!

Charlie: *buries face in mattress*

Me: Come on honey, it's morning.

Charlie: rraaawwwrNO!

Me: *turns on light*

Charlie:  EeeeeEEEEeeeeeEEE! WANT DARK WANT DARK!

Me: *turns out light*

Charlie: *buries face in matttress*

Mike: Charlie, I've got a ba-ba for you. Want ba ba?

Charlie: *squeezes eyes shut while shaking head*  NO!

Me: Mike, how about I go pack lunch, while you turn on your favorite TV show.

Mike: You mean the one about the steam engine?

Me: Yup.

(Mike and I repair to the front room and the kitchen, respectively)

TV: doo do do do do do do [Thomas The Suck Uppy Tank Engine theme music]

Charlie: *running*  To-nas! To-nas! hooray, To-nas! 

Things learned from TV

• Russian men are usually named Sergey.
• If you have a deadly virus, you need to take a vaccine. The vaccine will reverse the progression of the virus and make you well again.
• Adults who have no living family members also have no friends.
• If you are a broke person or one who who lives on the fringes of society, you will have to settle for living in a 4000 square foot loft.
• If a car is empty, you can blow it up without attracting the attention of the police.
• Strange dogs that follow you are friendly and free of rabies.