Perhaps to a 1 year old...
Today, my daughter got her very first McDonald's Happy Meal, but it didn't quite go as planned...
As the family and I made a quick stop at McDonald's for lunch, we thought it would be nice to get our 1 year old (19 months technically) her very own Happy Meal. This would be her first one ever.
Sounds like a nice thought, right?
The Happy Meal contained:
4 chicken nuggets - Which is about the same amount she normally eats at home. Plus she loves them. Check.
Apples - Check. She loves those too.
Chocolate Milk - We weren't quite sure on this one at first but figured today would be a special day for her. Check
French Fries - Check. She absolutely loves those.
and a Toy.
This is where the problems begin...
We thought the little toy would be a big selling point for her as she just loves any kind of little toys she can get her hands on. This one would be geared for girls, so even better! Or so we thought...
We decided we would save the toy for last to guarantee that she ate all of her food first before she got too distracted from playing with it to eat.
Everything went according to plan. She ate all of her food, leaving nothing behind.
Now it would be time to introduce what we thought would be the best part.
The toy!
What first started like this...
Soon went to this...
Then went to this...
Which ultimately went to this...
(It's kinda hard to tell in that picture but she soon started crying)
Before we knew it, she was crying every time she saw that little toy. I am not sure if it reminds her of something or what, but what was supposed to be a fun thing for her turned into her fearing for her life whenever that little toy makes an appearance.
It was definitely the opposite reaction of what we had been expecting!
Mom wants to throw the toy away but dad (me) was thinking that maybe we should keep that little toy around for anytime she does something bad. We can just whip that little toy out and put her in her place! :)
I am just kidding... mostly.
Any parents out there, ever have any similar reactions to receiving a toy at McDonald's?
Let me know in the comments section below.
Live well my friends!
