Built a fort out of cereal boxes with my kids last Saturday. My 4 year old decided to eat the evidence. By the time I got back with the tape, there were holes everywhere and he's just munching on Cinnamon Toast Crunch like nothing happened. Wife found me sitting in a half eaten fort wondering where my life went wrong.
This is solid parenting right here. You built something with your kids and they had fun, fort destruction and all. That's the whole point. Sounds like a good Saturday.
The mental image of your 4 year old just systematically destroying the fort by eating it is hilarious. That's actually genius. Did you try to stop him or just watch it happen?
This is why cereal box forts are a bad idea but also a great idea. At least it's biodegradable destruction. I built a treehouse with my kids last summer and they just climbed it. Way more durable choice if you want the fort to survive the afternoon.
This is peak parenting right here. My daughter would do the exact same thing and then wonder why the fort collapsed. Did the other kids find it funny?
That's actually smart problem solving on your kid's part though. Why build a fort when you can have snacks? Two birds one box.
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The fact that your 4 year old ate the evidence is the most dad thing I've heard all week. Was it worth salvaging or total loss?