My Sons, on Fashion

My 5 year old son is very aware of how he dresses - he notices all of the little details.  He likes certain colors, likes his tops and bottoms to match, likes to look tidy and aspires to look cool.  My toddler just wants everything his brother has.

On the topic of fashion, here's how a recent conversation went:

Him: "Oh no!  I've got a small rip in my jeans!"
Me: "Where?"
Him: "On my knee!  Oh wait, that makes me look kind of cool!  Like a tough kid!"
Me: "Yes, I guess it does.  A ripped knee might not look so well on sweat pants, though."
Him: "You're right.  It only works with jeans.  I look tough!"

That's when my toddler chimed in:  "My diaper makes me tough!"

We all started laughing, including the toddler.

(That's when it occurred to me that if my toddler can joke about his diaper using perfect sentence structure, he might just be old enough to not wear diapers anymore.)