So this week Kennidee has been sick. She stayed home from school yesterday with a fever and a nasty deep cough. Today she went to school but came home sounding and feeling even worse. Well when we got home from school her friend came and knocked on the door to see if Kennidee could play and here is how the next few minutes went...
Kennidee: Mom can I play?
Me: No, you are sick.
Kennidee: So what? I feel better now (cough cough)!
Me: No you are not better now. It's cold outside, you are coughing, and I don't want you getting more sick or getting the other kids sick!!
Kennidee: (opening the door to her friend) NO I CAN NOT PLAY BECAUSE I'M SICK AND MY MOM IS MEAN! (slamming the door)
Kennidee: (coughing and now crying) I am so mad at you mom! I will never talk to you again and I will never eat your dinners again! You are the meanest mommy!! (stomping away)
It's times like these where I think back to when I was little girl and didn't understand my mom's "no's" or didn't get my own way, and my smart mom would say to me, "Oneday when you are a mom you will understand what it's like to have to be "the bad guy"."
I now understand!
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