The Bravo personality wasn't sure you're even supposed to eat a gingerbread house as he talked through it with son Ben
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Published on December 11, 2023 01:43PM EST
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Andy Cohen is sharing another hilarious parenting moment.
TheWatch What Happens Livehost, 55,shared the conversation between him and son Ben after Cohen woke up and discovered the 4½-year-old eating a gingerbread house their family was gifted by Kelly Ripaand Mark Consuelos.
"Ben, I don't like coming downstairs and finding you with the gingerbread house in your mouth. Do you understand me? Why do you do that?"
"It's just so yummy," Ben adorably replied.
"I've told you not to eat the gingerbread house. I'm sure it is yummy, but I don't think you're supposed to eat it, Ben," Cohen replied before asking, "What does it taste like?"
"It tastes like something so good, like a cookie or something," Ben replied, clearly enamored with the discovery.
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Cohen looked confused, musing he thought it would taste "like a stale cookie," before asking Ben, "do you know what stale means?"
"Stale means hard, like old. Does it taste hard and old?" the father of two, who is also dad to daughter Lucy, 19 months, asked.
Ben then lunged toward Andy, hugging him as he replied, "No, it tastes delicious like daddy!"
In the caption to the video, Cohen wrote, "Early morning convo with Ben. Thanks for the gingerbread house, Mark n Kelly - as you can see, it’s a big hit! ♥️,"
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The comments lit up over the sweet, silly exchange, with Khloé Kardashiancommenting, "Ben is me! I am Ben! Ben is US!!!! His explanation deserves the gingerbread house 🎄🎄."
"The flattery of 'Delicious like daddy!' Kate Chastain wrote, adding, "Kids [sic] a genius."
