Dumbfounded....

Okay all of you moms out there...when was the last time your children gave you a "What the hell?!?!" moment. When was the last time you were completely thrown for a loop? I can now officially say mine was this afternoon. I pulled up in front of the house this afternoon after getting off work. I said a quick hello and goodbye to Ruanita as she got in the car to head off to her job. I walked into the house like I do every day and found Nicholas sitting on the living room floor. He immediately began chattering away at me the moment I walked across the threshold. As he was babbling on about who knows what, I realized that Sophie was not in the living room. "Where is your sister?" I asked Nicholas. Right then, Sophie's head popped up from behind the end table. "I'm back here, momma." She had a strangely covert smile on her face. She was most certainly up to something. Something no good, for sure. As she stepped out from behind the end table, she giggled a bit and said, "Momma...I kind of peed back there." What the hell?! Did I hear her correctly? "What do you mean you peed back there?" I demanded. "Umm....I peed on the floor. Right there. On the floor." The entire time Sophie was explaining what she did, she was sporting a devilish little grin...this was most certainly no accident! I was livid. This child is four years old! She has been potty trained for ages! I immediately made her clean up the puddle of pee that was on the floor behind the end table, then I changed her clothes. The entire time, I scolded her. "This is crazy, Sophie!" "What were you thinking?" "I can't believe you did that!" "Four-year-olds do not squat behind the furniture and pee on the floor!" And what was my daughter's response? How did Sophie justify her actions? She said, "But four-year-olds have accidents sometimes." No remorse. No guilt. Again....what the hell?!? Yes, Sophie. Four-year-olds may have accidents. There may be times when a four-year-old does not make it to the bathroom in time. A four-year-old may accidentally pee en route to the toilet. However, a four-year-old, under no circumstances, squats behind the furniture and pees on the floor! That is not an accident. That is a premeditated crime against your mother!

I am completely dumbfounded.