Learning the Hard Way

On a trip to his grandparents, Zachary discovered he liked prunes. Well, recently I decided to buy some for him. I had to make a call to the adoption agency the other day and told the children they could have a snack while I was on the phone. I told him he could have 2 prunes, anymore than that may make him sick. He ate HALF OF THE BAG! That night he was up most of the night with stomach cramps and running to the bathroom. The next morning the first thing out of his mouth was "I am never eating too much prunes again!" Why do these kids have to learn everything the hard way?