truth speaker

Like any good, uncensored 3 year old, Caden often surprises us with painfully truthful comments, like in the following vignette.

We just got home from joining the Newton Wellness Center. Caden, like always, wants to know what's going to happen next. Doug tells him that he is going to cook dinner on the grill (YUM!!). Caden politely asks if he can play outside while Daddy cooks. Doug says sure as long as Caden picks up the 2 sippy cups he left outside from earlier. Caden replies that he will and also admonishes Doug with (NOTE: here you must adopt the slightly snotty intonation of 3 year old while reading the rest of this sentence in order to get the full effect), "OK, Daddy, but you need to pickup the nasty stuff in your car!"
Doug and I barely suppress our guffaws, but I silently agree and cheer Caden on. Doug's car does need some TLC, but then so does mine.