Superheros

Leo loves to pretend that he is a superhero.  I'm sure most little boys got through this phase where they pretend to be Batman, Superman or some other popular superhero.  Not Leo.  His superhero is completely made up and changes everyday.  I never know who he is going to be when he wakes up.  At first it was cute.  He had a cape that he wears and would pretend he was fighting bad guys that somehow make it into our house everyday.  I thought it was a phase that he would soon get tired of and move onto something else.  Oh no, not Leo.  For the past 3 months, Leo's superheros have gotten more and more elaborate.  When he gets overly tired or doesn't feel well, Leo will cry because he doesn't have real super powers ( Leo tends to be a little dramatic to say the least).  No matter how I try to explain why he can't fly or be super strong or have some other super power, he doesn't believe me and cries even harder.  Recently, he has become obsessed with the cartoon, Ben 10 Alien Force on Cartoon Network.  Apparently this boy Ben 10 has a watch that he can use to turn into aliens.  Now Leo loves to pretend that he is Ben 10 and turns into crazy aliens like Humongasaur and Swampfire.   At first I tried to humor him like a good mama would, but now it's just plain crazy.  Really Leo, I'm not going to call you Swampfire or Ben 10 in public.  But of course I do.  Why you ask?  Sometimes it's just easier to go along with Ben 10 than to try and fight it.  I even find myself using it to my advantage.  Ben 10 always eats all his vegetables.  Humongasaur needs lots of rest so he can fight bad guys.  Swampfire listens to his teachers at school and follows the rules.  I even call regular old spaghetti, Superman pasta and tell Leo that it will help his superpowers grow.  Now who is the crazy one?!  Oh well, I figure he will outgrow this one day but until that day comes, I'm going to make the most of it.