A Deal with the Bullies and BeyBlades
So on our drive home from work today, Tayshaun and I had an interesting conversation. It was so humorous, I had to record it and transpose it to blog:
Tayshaun: well Mom, the big bullies are off track again and back at daycare.
Me: oh yeah. have they been bullying you?
Tayshaun: no, but they bully everyone else - except that one black dude and a white guy.
Me: why aren't they bullying you?
Tayshaun: because i just let them butt me
Me: what do you mean they butt you?
Tayshaun: I let them get in front of me in line.
Me: do you just tell them that they can get in front of you?
Tayshaun: no, they just ask and i let them in. you gotta be nice to them or they'll bully you.
Me: well if they start bothering you, then you're going to have to let me know so i can go talk to the teachers.
Tayshaun: well Mom, i could just take care of it myself. i know how to make the bullying go away.
Me: you do? how?
Tayshaun: you're going to have to let me make a deal with them and i'm going to have to take my Blade Blades to daycare.
Me: you're going to just give them your Blade Blades in exchange for them to stop bullying the kids? No, that's not going to work - they'll just keep asking for more toys.
Tayshaun: No, Mom, i'm not going to give them my Blade Blades. i'm going to make a deal with them.
Me: what kind of deal?
Tayshaun: i gotta challenge them with the Blade Blade and tell them that when i win then they're going to have to stop bullying all the kids, forever.
Me: how do you know that they'll take the deal?
Tayshaun: oh, they'll take that deal 'cause they think i'm a loser. but guess what, i'm going to prove to them. they're just phony boys and they're not gonna beat me. i'll show them.
Me: hmmmm
Tayshaun: so what do you think, Mom? can i take my Blade Blades to daycare? it's up to you. this is really important. if you won't let me battle them, then i'm gonna have to take it to the teacher. but i'd rather take care of this myself.
Me: well if you're not going to give away your toys and you're just battling, then i guess it's ok- but take just one toy with you.
Tayshaun: Yes!
Me: so i guess you'll probably want to take your green one because it's stronger.
Tayshaun: that's not a Blade Blade, Mom -- that's a Battle Striker.
Me: babe, i don't know if you've thought about this --- but--- what happens if you don't win the battle?
Tayshaun: then i'm dead meat. But Mom, if i buy a Blade Blade online then i'll be sure to win. But if I don't buy one online, I might lose the battle.....and then i'll lose everything.
Me: how you gonna lose everything?
Tayshaun: they'll get to keep bullying everyone. And then the kids won't like me anymore. So what do you chose, Mom? My life being dead or getting me a Blade Blade online?
Me: how is your life gonna be dead?
Tayshaun: 'cause i might lose and then i'll have no friends. Well, what do you chose --- my life and no friends or Blade Blades online?
Me: even if i buy them online, you can't battle tomorrow. it will take a week or so to get them.
Tayshaun: nah uh, they give it to you instantly.
Me: you won't get it instantly?
Tayshaun: they'll just give it to me tomorrow.
Me: sorry, babe, it doesn't work that way. let's just think about purchasing some Blade Blades online, another time.
Tayshaun: i think i should just take my Battle Striker. they'll never expect my Striker to beat them. (Pause for a while) ---but then they'll probably think i'm cheating.
Me: Are you?
Tayshaun: Yea, the Strikers aren't really supposed to challenge the Blade Blades. That's why I really gotta buy some online. I'm gonna struggle tomorrow because the online Blade Blade always win. So what do you chose --- me getting some online or me getting beat to death....Mom. (Pause for a while) ---I can't hear you?
Me: i'll have to think about it, babe.
Tayshaun: well then....will you train for battle with me, tonight so i can be ready for tomorrow's battle?
Me: yea, Tayshaun - i'll train with you.
So i went home to look up Blade Blades online and realized that they're actually called BeyBlades - and he does already have some. I don't know the name of the toys I buy this kid - i just fork out the money.
And here's a smaller version of the whole battle arena.:
Here's the Battle Strikers that I thought he was going to try to battle with...looks pretty similar wouldn't you say?
Well, that's ending another day of my life with Tayshaun.
