“For the last few weeks, Nora has been going through these “spells” of being a total power-struggle pill. Where did this voice come from? This—-and I hate to sound like a sitcom mom but there is no other word for it—-this attitude? This stomp stomp? These long dragged-out syllables of “I knoooooowwwww” after reminders of something that needs doing, and the holes in my tongue from not saying WELL IF YOU KNOW THEN WHY AREN’T YOU DOING IT? Little Zen Master In My Head [whispering]: don’t engage, don’t engage, don’t engage.
Me [whining]: I knoooowwww. It’s just haaaaard. The child is insaaaane.
LZMIMH [not so Zen anymore]: Don’t you take that tone with me.” —mimi smartypants
Me [whining]: I knoooowwww. It’s just haaaaard. The child is insaaaane.
LZMIMH [not so Zen anymore]: Don’t you take that tone with me.” —mimi smartypants
