"You're being Naughty"

Tonight while Mom was across the city attending her weekly Thursday night class, Dad was in charge of spending time with Layla and Zackery. Here is a snip-it of tonight's dinner conversation:

Setting: Eating dinner at the kitchen table

Zackery: "Layla, you're being naughty!"

Layla: "What?! How?!"

Zackery: "Layla, you're being naughty. You dropped food on the floor."

Layla: "What?! You drop food all the time!"

Zackery: "No! You dropped food right now. Zackery and Daddy will have to spank you."

Layla: "I don't think so."

Zackery: "Layla go get a chair. You're going in time-out right now!"

Layla: "A chair?"

Zackery: "Yes! Get a chair. You're going to time-out right now."

Layla: "Oh, you mean get a chair so I can watch tv."

Zackery: "NO! You're going to time-out!"

Layla: "Oh, you mean get a chair so I can play Wii."

Zackery: "NO! Layla you're being naughty! You need a chair to go to time-out."

Layla: "Oh, you mean get a chair so I can play my DS."

After each response, Zackery get angrier and annoyed with Layla and Layla giggles in her small victory over her brother.

I loved hearing Derek tell me this story when I got home from my day. Hearing about their small sister/brother battles and how the scoreboard always comes out about even. Today Layla earned her point!