Bunny Trauma

First things first and this is neither here nor there but as I write this I am drinking an iced Caffe Mocha from Starbucks home discoveries and it is so good. Kind of like crack for the coffee drinker. So there is that.

Yesterday all day my little Seark who is going to be three very soon talked about getting his picture with the “Eata Bunny”. I wasn’t even sure that I was going to do it this year. Last year Seark wouldn’t get within 10 feet of that giant creepy filthy bunny suited weirdo. This year he won’t shut up about it. Fine we will go get pictures with the bunny. I need to get the kids Easter outfits anyway since Easter is in a few days. All day all I heard was bunny this and bunny that. All the way to the mall all we heard is about the “Eata Bunny”. I’m sure he said some other stuff but between Aidan giggling over Seark’s excitement, the binky in Seark’s mouth, and Rylan sounding the alarm I couldn’t make out much else. With Seark as long as you smile and nod and say things like “REALLY” and “WOW” he is content. Aidan doesn’t buy that anymore. When you start saying those things to him he knows you have check out of the conversation and will start questioning you to make sure you heard and digested every last detail of his never ending story.

We arrive at the mall and once inside we can see the bunny straight ahead. Seark is squealing “MOMMIA EATA BUNNY EATA BUNNY!” Aidan truly finds this hysterical and says “we gonna eat a bunny Seark”. Seark is unaffected by Aidan mocking him. He is skipping and squealing over to the bunny. We get on line and Aidan whispers to me “uh mom, I think I’m too old for this”. He’s right. He is. But he has two little brothers that aren’t and probably won’t have the nerve to get too close to the bunny alone. “What you’re not too old for the Easter Bunny?! Don’t be silly!”

There is only two families on line in front of. The first to get their picture done is twin boys about the age of three. They are cute as can be and loving the bunny. Seark is getting impatient. “My turn, Searkie turn!” They are done quickly thankfully and then the kid in front of us is up. A chubby little 2 year old who you can already see is not so sure of this whole picture thing. As he gets near the bunny he starts to melt down. Literally like butter melting. His knees go weak and he sort of just melted onto the floor. Tears streaming down his face. “mommia is he otay?” Seark is looking seriously concerned. The boy’s mom makes a total motherly fool of herself (something you will probably do at some point so don’t judge). She is petting the bunny, hugging him, high fiving him, and finally sitting on the bunny’s lap to show her little one just how harmless this creepy bunny is. I took this as an opportunity to show Aidan indeed no one is too old for the Easter photo op. As the mother prances around the bunny her son begins to wail. The sight of mommy seducing the bug eyed rabbit is just too much. She gives up walking away ashamed and defeated with no cute picture to show for her humiliating efforts. I felt bad and entertained.

It is our turn. Aidan mopes over and stands where the girl taking the picture places him. I put Rylan on the bunny’s lap. Where is Seark? Seark? SEARK!

Seark is panic stricken hiding behind a fake bush. For toddlers fear has a domino effect. If the last boy was that afraid there must be a reason why. It’s like when you take your pet to the vet and they put on the brakes at the door because they can smell the fear.

Searkie what are you doing?

I stared mommia

Scared… scared of what buddy? You been waiting all day for this!

I STARED OF DA EATA BUNNY MOMMIA (insert sobs)

So Seark is not getting his picture after all. Aidan is being a trooper standing there with a fake smile plastered on his face. And Ry oh sweet Ry not crying (yet), laying across that furry lap gazing up in sheer terror. “Hurry up snap the picture before he cries”.

 

 Later that night the kids were all sound asleep in bed when I heard Seark scream. I jumped out of bed and ran in by him. Seark never gets up in the middle of the night. He is all sweaty and hysterical. Of course my first thought is oh god don’t say you have belly ache!

Searkie what is wrong?

I STARED OF DA EATA BUNNY!!!!!

I think next year we will just skip the pictures.