I'm not gonna do that again, Mommy

If I had a dollar for every time I heard that I would be debt free. The baby says it like clockwork whenever she gets into trouble which has lately been for doing something to her sister. Hitting Rowan, pushing Rowan, pinching Rowan, telling Rowan she's not invited to the baby's party. Where do they learn this stuff? And before you say two words to the baby the water works starts after she confesses to the crime that Rowan says she committed.

Cry, whine, cry, sniffle, rubbing of the nose, rubbing of the eyes, and the mommy mantra all are apart of the tactic to either elicit sympathy or avoid punishment or maybe to do a bit of both.

I never thought there would be a day where, before I dropped my daughters off at school or Happy's, I would have to say, "Remember to listen and obey. And no hitting, pinching, pushing, or say anything mean to people. What does God want us to do? Love your neighbor as yourself. And what does that mean? Treat people like you want to be treated." Really? Really?! Jory never had to hear this on his morning drive to school, but alas Jory isn't the Irish twins and the Irish twins aren't Jory.

Layla needs to hear the keep your hands to yourself line more than Rowan does. While Rowan needs to hear listen and obey more than the baby does. Well really the baby needs to hear keep your hands to yourself, mostly when it comes to Rowan. Obviously she's not a crazy baby and knows she can't pull this stuff on Jory because he might not be as passive as Rowan or maybe because he weighs 42 lbs to her 25 or he's 45 1/2" to her 35", whatever the case she rarely touches him in a not nice way.

I'm not gonna do that again, Mommy, the baby says when Rowan revealed the baby threatened to spit on her. And she said it again when Jory revealed the same thing later in the evening. Ugh, spitting! Where do they learn this stuff? Why must they be such Israelites?! Darn that evil snake for whispering sweet nothings into Eve's ear!!! Deana Carter has a song entitled "Did I shave my legs for this?" and my song title would be "Did I sign up for this?"