Wrapped around

I like to think that I am not much of a pushover but I gotta hand it to Alex -- he has me wrapped around his little finger.
Tonight he was crying and I asked him what was wrong. He said that he could not find the special picture he drew at school. The paper in question had a "dollar bill" on one side of the paper and some random drawings on the other side. He showed it to me when he got home from school and eventually I put it in the trash.
He was sobbing about this "most special picture" and how could I have thrown it away?! I felt pretty bad so I dug into the trash can, retrieved the paper and wiped it off. I thought that would make the tears stop. It didn't. He continued crying because the picture now had all these wrinkles and he wanted it smooth again. I am not kidding -- he was sobbing over this! I ironed the paper and he was finally happy. He cut out the dollar bill and handed it to me and said, "Here Mom. You've earned this." I'll say I did!