Mikey has a special talent. Its actually impressive, if you have a sense of humor. You see, he can knock a glass over the moment you put it on a table. He could be in a sound sleep three rooms away. You can put it next to you, thinking its safe for a few sips since he's nowhere in sight. You change the channel, blow your nose, tie your shoes... whatever -- its just a 5 second thing... and when you're done, the drink is splashed all over. HOW does this boy do it?
We have come to laugh over it, because if we chose to get mad, we'd be mad at him all day long. We are always saying "Mikey struck again." and rolling our eyes.
We have made loud noises. We spray bottled him. We "evict" him from the room. Nothing seems to be working... and if anything, the things we're doing in effort to stop him are only making him more determined to do it. He's obsessed with the whole ritual of knocking over drinks.
The other night, I placed a drink on top of the dresser, next to the TV. Its the only place he COULDN'T get to it. I had a big tub of cat litter next to the dresser, and he was standing on the tub, jumping up and down, meowing his head off. He was DETERMINED to spill the drink that was just out of paw's reach. He's since figured out how to get to it. He took a flying leap from the top of a book shelf.... went sliding across the top of the tv, fell off onto the dresser, where he slid into the lit candle on the other side, and continued sliding til he fell off on the other end. Then tore out of the room as if thats what he meant to do. My heart was in my throat. The candle, the drink, Mikey!
Any ideas how to stop him?
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