To the parent who has yet to deal with a screaming tot who doesn't want to leave the park, playground, toy store . . . just about anywhere . . . invest in earplugs. You're going to need them.
Then again, you might want to save your money for ice cream.
We seem to have a lot of aunties weighing in on Kids Say the Cutest Things lately, and thank goodness for little Kiana that her mom has a sister. The four-year-old apparently announced "Mom, you're ruining my life," when forced to leave the park. Her aunt thought it was hilarious (oh, come on, we would too - provided it wasn't our kid), and Kiana ended up with an ice cream treat from auntie.
Some days, I'd kill to be the auntie.
When my kids throws a fit - you know, like her recent screams of "help" as we were leaving the county government center (where a sheriff's deputy, fortunately, DID laugh instead of rushing to the aid of the toddler in need) - I'd like to step outside of myself for just a moment and think. Yeah, she's funny - let's go get ice cream.
I'll probably be ready about the time she won't be caught dead eating ice cream with her mother.
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