Today was a beautiful day! The weather was perfect the sun was shining and the temperatures were unseasonably warm and we had nothing pressing to do. Usually days like these are easy. Usually I feel like I have things under control on these kinds of days, but not today! Addison would show me, I didn't have control over her.
We planned to go to a friends house to have a play date. We have a half and hour in the car to get there and Addison kept screaming in the back seat. This was one of those nails on a chalkboard pointless screams that she (and I believe most little girls) have perfected and use when they are just bored! Of course to combat the screaming, I found myself screaming back "If you don't stop that, we won't go". I knew this was an empty threat. Every mom knows that play dates are just as much for mom's as they are for the kids (maybe more so). So after the 3rd blood curddling scream I decided a new threat was in order so I said it.. "if you do that one more time, I am going to pull this car over and spank your bottom." And so of course, she, being my daughter and always testing authority did it again. So I said "Addison, stop it, I am going to pull over and and spank you." hmmmm...didn't I just say that like 3 minutes ago? So on the 5th and final scream I stopped on the shoulder of the highway and got out of the car walked around to her side, got her out of the car and gave her one firm swat on her toosh. She let out a pathetic "uuuuhhhhhuuuuhhh" that lasted about a tenth of a second and at that moment I knew she had learned nothing from being punished. I got back in the car, and as I began driving, the car tires let out a "ffffrrrrrrrrr" noise from the grooves in the shoulder and Addison began laughing hysterically and she said "Mommy, can we pull over again? That was fun!"
Yep, I am pretty sure she learned nothing and I on the other hand learned that I have no idea what makes her tick!
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