The Show Car Incident

I constantly marvel at Joash's intelligence...

I was at Vivocity shopping with the two kids. On the way to Daizo, Joash saw a red and a blue show car downstairs and requested for me to bring him there. I wanted to get to my original destination so I continued on in the hope that he would forget about it by the time we passed by the escalator. Our dear boy here actually reminded me that we could take the escalator that we went past to go down to the next level. Since he was so alert, I thought to reward him by obliging him. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine what happened next.

Joash sauntered up the blue car, opened the door, climbed into the driver's seat and shut the door beside him. Before I could register what happened and open the car door to get him out, he locked the door!!!

I was at a lost and panicked when I feared that Joash might become frightened after a while. Instead, even when I asked him to open the door after I overcame my shock, he merely grinned at me and pretended to drive the car. Meanwhile, Jayna was simply laughing away at my attempts to get her brother out.

After trying in vain for quite some time, I went to get help and the saleslady scolded me for being negligent and went to look for the keys. Somehow, I simply couldn't muster any bit of contriteness at that moment due to the surreality of the situation. However, before she came back, Joash somehow unlocked the car door and came out all by himself!

Before he could run up to the red show car and pull the same stunt, which was what he proclaimed he wanted to do, I quickly dragged him away, kicking and screaming.

We've never allowed Joash to sit anywhere but in his carseat whenever we use my father-in-law's car so I never expected him to mimic what he sees his Daddy do with such confidence. Looks like I really should stop underestimating what my son can do!

The show car in question

Exploring all the buttons inside

Checking his blind spot???

"Driving off" into the distant sunset...