You are breaking my heart, kid

Being a parent is hard.  Not just due to the constantly moving little people, or the messes that need to be tended to.  It doesn't really have anything to do with the number of loads of laundry you will do or dirty diapers that you will change.  It's not the hours of sleep that you will sacrifice or dollars that will be spent each month.

It's moments like this...

We had a rough night tonight. 

Hannah was melting down (or broken as Brian likes to call it).

She didn't nap yesterday and we were up the night before so she probably really needed the sleep.

It started at dinner.  She wouldn't eat.  Not in a defiant sort of way but in a I-have-better-things-to-do type of way.  Brian and I had to keep reminding her to eat, telling her that if she didn't eat there would be no treats, etc.  Finally the timer came out.  You have 15 minutes to finish eating and if you don't, no treat.

The 15 minutes passed and her plate was still full.

She was informed that she wasn't getting a treat but she still didn't believe us.  We kept reminding her when she would talk about what she was planning on having for her treat and each time she would start bawling again.  She knows what she is doing and she knows what she has to do.  She understands consequences but we usually don't have very 'strict' rules about things.  They pretty much get what they want and do what they want to do because they aren't bad kids.  So when their 'discipline' comes in the form of no treat after supper (seriously?!  not like I'm making you do something horrible) it's a big deal.  She obviously thought we would give in so when we stood our ground she was pretty upset.  I know these little things will set the groundrules for those 'real things' that will happen later in our lives together but to have such a rough night over not eating supper- it sucks.

Hannah took a shower and then wanted to stay in the bath with Hailey.

They were extra 'splashy and within 10 minutes I was wearing a full glass of bath water.

Mom: "GIRLS!  How many times do I have to tell you girls to keep the water in the bathtub?!  Do you know how mad I am right now?? Thanks for that."

Hannah broke down crying.

Hannah:  "Does that mean you don't like me anymore?"

Oh kid, you just broke my heart. 

To even think for one minute that I wouldn't like you anymore?! 

Not possible.  Ever.

Hailey saw me take a picture of you so when she got out of the tub she wanted her picture taken too