"I fix it"

The dreaded Nuk cup. Transitioning P from a bottle to cup could only be done by introduction of the then lifesaver Nuk Learner cup. Don't get me wrong it's a great cup, but now we have to figure out how to get him off of it. He will not drink milk out of anything else. Water, juice, etc it doesn't matter what cup it's in, but you better not hand him milk in anything but his cup. We used to have 4 then 2. Those things are $7 each at Walmart! To get a new spout costs half that and the spout has to be latex. The silicone splits fast. Now this is not a review of the totally awesome lifesaver of a cup.

P was settled in for a movie last night and I was on the couch finishing a book when I hear him call out, "Cup broke mama; cup broke."

Me: "Your cup is broken? Bring it here, let's see" (I'm thinking that the handles popped off the bottom.

Insert pause....I assume he was getting up but it took him a bit longer than expected.

He hands me his cup, empty of milk, and a tiny piece of green. He bit a chunk off the spout. Now thankfully my son isn't a kid that puts stuff in his mouth and is quick to spit out anything foreign. So here I sit on the couch holding a tiny chunk of latex and a cup with a hole in the spout. This is the perfect opportunity to get rid of the cup. I thought.

Me: "P your cup is broken for good. No more cup. We will have to drink milk out of something else. This one needs to go in the trash."

P (standing quietly and thoughtfully for a moment): "I get tape; I fix it" And he runs to the drawer where we keep the tape.

Logically this makes sense. I mean after all we fix lots of things with tape. Usually the flaps to all those books that managed to become detached. I have to call him off the tape and reason with him.

Me: "Tape won't work this time. How will you drink out of it if there is tape over the spout?"

P: "Oh. No fix it."

Me: "Nope, it's trash"

P: "Ok, I throw 'way" And off he goes with the cup and the chunk to the trash can. I found the cup in the kitchen sink, but I guess he really did throw the chunk away or a dog ate it.

One down, one to go. He's not that clueless. He knew there was another cup and he found it before bed last night. Now the dilemma: do I just toss the cup or do I shell out $3+ w/ shipping for a new spout?