A four year old boy had still not given up the habit of sucking his thumb, though his mother had tried everything from bribery to reasoning to painting it with lemon juice to discourage the habit.
Finally she tried threats, warning her son that, "If you don't stop sucking your thumb, your stomach is going to blow up like a balloon."
Later that day, walking in the park, mother and son saw a very
pregnant woman sitting on a bench. The four-year-old stared
intensely, considering her gravely for a minute. Then he took a few brisk steps towards her, pointed sternly at her belly, and
said, "Ooooo... I know what *you've* been doing!"
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