My Child is a Seagull

He totally is.

Specifically the seagull from Finding Nemo.

You remember the one:

Cute.. but LOUD and the minute they get possession of anything it turns into this:

Yep, the "mine" phase has hit Austin big-time.

I blame it on another kid in his class who started saying "mine" about a month ago.. none of the kids were saying it, then suddenly they all started following suit.

Mine!

Mine!

Mine!

Mine!

Miiiiiinnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

Example 1- driving in the car home yesterday. We are both quiet, Austin is gazing out the window, then suddenly he looks at me, holds his toy truck up and goes "MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE!!!!!!!!!"

Um. Ok.. wasn't trying to take it from you, but thanks for the info.

Example 2- dropping Austin off this morning. He runs over to the slide, climbs up and yells "MINE!" as a little girl tries to join him. A lecture on how it is not his, and its everyone's and he needs to take turns follows.

Example 3- Austin playing with Henry the other night. Flat out steals Henry's skunk toy out of his mouth, holds it to him and says "MINE!" and then throws a hissy fit when we take it from him and tell him it's Henry's. You actually WANT the smelly dog-drool covered skunk that bad, kid??

Sigh.

I knew this day would come, but damn. I'm already tired of hearing "MINE MINE MINE!!!!" about everything that is in Austin's hand, in the same room with him, or in his sight radius.

Unless its food he doesn't like. Then he's happy to mush it up and hand it back to me.

Kids.