Should I Be Concerned?

The other day as I was playing with my girls, my youngest daughter broke out in song: "Punch that kitty! Punch that kitty! Punch that kitty! All through the town...E, I, E, I, O." She's only 3 and at first I thought it was funny, but when I asked her to sing it again, she sang with such conviction as she slammed her tiny fist into her other hand. It was at that point that my laughter turned to concern. Could I be raising a cereal killer? (yeah I know I spelled it that way...)



I started browsing the web for "signs that your kid might be a killer" and while Dr. Phil had some really great info, it was rather depressing to read and I'd rather not re-post it here. So I decided to come up with my own "Top 5 Signs That Your Child Might Be A Cereal Killer."

1. When asked how their day was they reply, "Poo poo... Tee Tee... Pee Pee..."

2. If they are good with knives. My 3 year old can cut her own strawberries with precision and without cutting her hand. I didn't know she could do this until my wife let her while I was cooking breakfast the other morning. I was dumbfounded. This is stuff they do at the house while I'm at work, I guess.

3. If during Halloween they specifically request to be taken to the Horror Shop with all of the gory decorations and costumes and they are not phased by anything in the store.

4. If their favorite past time is wrestling. And I'm not talking a typical tickle tussle... I'm talking off-the-bed-flying-elbow-to-dad's-crotch-take-down kind or wrestling.

5. If they can get their imaginary friends to rough you up during the night, that might be a bad sign... and you may also need an exorcist...