While we were potty training Everett, he would say things like this in the most serious manner:
Mommy, I go poop in the potty. It makes Mommy happy. It makes makes Merritt happy. It makes everyone happy. It helps people. I help people.
(pause for more introspection)
Mommy helps people. Daddy helps people. John helps people, too.
(runs off to be a tiger with sharp claws and lots of growls)
John is the name of the maintenance man from our old apartment. We. saw. him. a. lot. Everett loved helping John. John was great and would ask Everett to help by holding a little flashlight. When Evy realized that our home was not at the apartments anymore as we drove home during our first week in the house, he said from the backseat of the car, "I miss John." John is a good guy.
