When my oldest was about 3 years old, we had taken him to Sesame Place, a 2 1/2 hour drive away. We went with another couple and their 3 year old daughter, Jackie.
After a whole day in the hot sun watching them on kiddie rides, we get in the car and drive in slow motion back to Long Island. When we neared the end of our journey, we decided to stop in to Pizza hut to get some dinner and a few well deserved beers.
We had settled into our table in the crowded place and waited with anticipation as the first pitcher of cold beer hit the table. The kids had decided to play house under the table, and the tablecloth provided a wonderful privacy screen. We, the adults would check on them periodically, but we just wanted some quiet to enjoy the beer and rest.
After a few minutes Jackie popped out from under the table, She was mad as hell and demanding satisfaction. "Mommy, I want some gum and I want it NOW!" We said hey Jackie, no one has gum what are you asking about gum for, She points her finger at Kevin who is casually chewing gum. Everyone looked on as we asked where he got the gum, he pointed towards the underside of the table, my wife instinctivly reached out her hand to his mouth to allow him to spit it out.....(ever notice that trick, all toddlers dutifully spit it out on command?) Anyway, in his last act of defiance for the day, he just looked her straight in the eye and swallowed the chewy substance. I was gagging on my beer, as the tables who had been alerted and saw the show all either gagged along with us, or broke out into laughter.
I still think that gum is working itsekf around his system 17 years later...