Sunday was a trying day for all of us. Each of the kids had an earache and Paige is again suffering the effects of allergy season. She becomes very irritable.
We tried to have a “family meeting” to discuss the upcoming Spring Break without much success. The kids were literally bouncing on the furniture. Who raised these children, anyway? We finally gave up and sent the kids upstairs to shower. That in itself was an ordeal.
I don’t even remember what provoked the whole thing, but Paige got particularly sassy. She screeched something at me as she got out of the shower, and I gave her a swat on her behind. I’m not a spanker. She must have definitely given me some sass to warrant such an action. [That, or my patience level was depleted.] Either way, it must have taken her bare bottom by surprise. She shrieked and eventually all the kids were sent to their rooms for a breather.
I did a couple of “peek-ins” just to make sure they weren’t destroying anything. As I checked in on Paige, she slid a piece of paper under the door.
It was a note to me:
{to: mom 10:35 and 11:49 you are really mean today - tiny dots are eyes, dots are tears}
She also had something to say to Todd:
{to: dad Mom is being really mean since 10:35 and 11:49 - me frowning at mom}
I love that she wants to speak out!
I love that she’s given herself a uni-brow in both pictures!
I love that she’s specific about the exact time that I was allegedly mean.
I love that she’s not afraid of getting another bare bottomed swat for telling me off! (she was sure to write the note before dressing – while her memory was untainted)
11 comments:
hehe OK I know she was mad and VERY serious when she wrote those letters, but did it make you laugh?! I would have had a hard time containing myself! LOL
yes, yes. i laughed. it was hard not to bust out in front of her while i read it. i find these notes quite endearing.
I like the time stamp. Like she's gathering her evidence :) I would have totally laughed too. So sweet.
That is soooo funny! She was SERIOUSLY mad! Good way to vent I guess. I think this brings back memories of written apolopies between the parents as a child?? Eaasier in writing I guess...she is learning early!
I second the evidence gathering time stamp..funny!!
I'm totally freezing my kid at four years old. (I'll wait til she gets out of the twos. And threes. Are they sweet at four?)
that's hilarious!
mookie mama - you couldn't have paid me to keep paige four. i wanna keep her seven. :)
"just a note"
that was very enjoyable. Thanks for sharing!
Just wait till your "you are a mean mom" notes come in TEXT form, from a cell phone that YOU PAY FOR!!! (that's how I get mine, anyway) I always tell Abbie, next time cc a copy to CPS, see what they think! I love how she got Todd involved...
Thanks for posting. I was rolling on the floor about her small eyes but big tears.
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