If you're 3 1/2 years old, I'm going to say "no". Boden was entrusted with helping his dad pick up my birthday gift a few weeks ago. He was very clear that he wasn't going to let on what it was because it was a surprise, which I thought he understood: "Mom, I can't tell you what your surprise is." Clear, right?
Well, maybe he meant he couldn't tell me what it was if I asked because after picking out my gift and taking it to his dad's office for safekeeping, he came home and was talking to about their day. He said something to his dad like "We can't tell mommy about her bike, right?"...while I was 3 feet away. I tried to let this go claiming I heard "surprise" not "bike" (but was jazzed I was probably getting a bike!). Later on, we were all sitting down talking and, out of the blue, Boden said "Gosh, it sure was busy at the bike store!". Todd's face was priceless as he then tried to explain why they were at the bike store and making up something about me getting bike "accessories" for my birthday (unlikely). To Boden's credit, his dad never told him he couldn't talk about where they had been that day.
Anyway, after two days of Boden dropping the obvious and Todd reminding him that we don't talk about Mommy's surprise, it was finally my birthday. Boden and Todd retrieved it from the office while I waited at home with my biking shorts, helmet, and shoes on, ready for a ride.
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