Two weeks later
"Come on Anthony. Time to go to the eye doctor squirt." I said and tried to get the Pokemon cards out of his hand. Mason and Trenton had given their cards to Anthony on his fourth birthday. They claimed they were too old for them now.
"No. I don't wanna get glasses." Anthony whined.
"Oh come they look adorable on you." I pleaded.
"No. They're not cool. Only nerds wear glasses." Anthony said.
"Who told you that? Aunt Addie wears glasses sometimes." I said.
"Trenton and Mason told me that. Aunt Addie's different. It's okay for adults to wear glasses but kids look goofy." Anthony argued.
"Mason! Trenton! Come here please!" I yelled. A few minutes later Trenton hobbled in on his crutches with Mason right behind him.
"Yeah mom?" Mason asked.
"Did you tell Anthony glasses were for nerds?" I asked. Mason glanced at Trenton.
"Yeah. So what? We were just goofing off." Mason said. I sighed.
"Well now I can't get him to go put his shoes on so we can go get his glasses. So who wants to explain to him that cool people wear glasses too. If you can't convince him quick I just might take the xbox away for awhile." I threatened. Mason sighed and got down on the floor next to Anthony.
"Hey Tony. Listen you know my best friend Andrew?" Mason asked. Anthony nodded.
"Yeah the tall one with the glasses who plays basketball?" Anthony asked.
"Yeah him. He's not a nerd. In fact he's really cool, and he wears glasses." Mason said.
"Yeah, and my best friend Colton wears them when he reads and he's cool." Trenton said.
"I'll still be cool if I get them right?" Anthony asked. Mason smiled.
"Of course you will." He told Anthony.
"You'll still talk to me and play with me?" Anthony clarified. Mason and Trenton nodded.
"Of course." Trenton said. Anthony put his cards down.
"Fine. I'll go get my shoes." He decided and ran off. I smiled.
"Good job, you can keep the xbox." I said and left the room. Anthony was waiting for me by the door when I got downstairs. I smiled and grabbed my purse.
"Let's go momma." Anthony said impatiently.
"You know something squirt, you look up to your brothers way too much for your own good." I said and followed him out the door.
"Hey momma?" Anthony asked after I had been driving for roughly five minutes.
"What squirt?" I asked.
"Can we get some ice cream afterwards?" Anthony asked.
"If you're really good and you do exactly what you're told then yes we can get some ice cream. Just don't tell your brothers." I told him. Anthony grinned.
"Okay." He agreed. I smiled and pulled into the eye doctor's parking lot.
"Ready squirt?" I asked after I had killed the engine. Anthony nodded.
"Let's do this thing." He said. I smiled and climbed out of the car. I opened the backseat door and helped Anthony out of his booster seat.
"When can I get rid of the booster seat?" Anthony asked.
"When you grow squirt." I said. Anthony rolled his eyes. I smiled and opened the door for him.
Thirty minutes later
"So are we gonna get ice cream?" Anthony asked hopefully as we walked out of the doctor's office.
"Sure thing squirt." I decided. Anthony grinned.
"Sweet!" Anthony cheered. I smiled and helped him in to his booster seat. Then I climbed in the driver's side an drove off. I stopped on the way home and bought Anthony a sundae from McDonald's. He looked so cute with his little glasses. When we got home Mason and Trenton were in the backyard. Trenton was chilling in a lawn chair facing the ocean and Mason was sitting in another chair facing the ocean, throwing his baseball up in the air and then catching it. I smiled.
"Hey Ant, go show Trenton and Mason." I told Anthony after I helped him out of his booster seat. Anthony ran over to Trenton.
"Look Trent!" He exclaimed proudly.
"You look good little man." Trenton said and ruffled Anthony's hair. Anthony went over to Mason next.
"Look Mase!" He exclaimed. Mason smiled.
"See Tony, told you that you wouldn't be a nerd. They look nice." Mason said. Anthony smiled.
"I don't know what you were worried about squirt. I think you look super cool." I told him. Anthony smiled.
"Can I go swim?" Anthony asked.
"Not today squirt." I told him.
"Aw come on mommy. Please." Anthony begged.
"No way squirt. It's yellow flag today." I told him. Anthony sighed and marched inside. I sighed and followed him inside.