All The Stops

This morning I took Charlie to see his new pediatrician so we found ourselves on our way to his daycare very late. Once Charlie realized that his chorus of "I don't wanna go to school... I don't wanna go to school... I don't wanna go to school..." wasn't getting him anywhere, he pulled out all the stops:
"Mommy, I just went to the doctor -- I'm too sick to go to school!"
"Mommy, you left your keys at home -- we have to go home!"
"Mommy, there's nobody at school; all my friends are home sick!"
And last but not least:
"Mommy, you don't loooove meeeee!"

He had me recalling fondly the days where I thought he might be speech delayed.