i caved. {or, ode to a lost babysitter}

It was rainy, and he was sick.
I turned on the TV,
propped him up,
hit "play,"
and went to empty the dishwasher.

Unfortunately,
I found out the hard way
that the television makes him
very
very
crabby.

So,
goodbye T.V.
It was nice while it lasted.

{a whole three golden minutes}