Ahaha, I used to do that too. I liked the smell of metal so it should taste good too, right?

I love kids. "...I KNOW!" *licks shoe*

No doubt you feel badly for scaring him, but it's for the best, I imagine. When I scared my parents, I never did that thing again out of fear of their reaction. Parents aren't supposed to get scared! So if you were scared, it must be a really bad thing to do, right?