Who cares about it....

Set up scene...Me, Carmen, the 3 kids swimming at her hotel pool...


"Okay kids there is no running!!! If you run once you will go to time out, if you run twice you will get another time out and no more swimming!! and mommy is being serious!" "okay go have fun"

ten min pass...Wyatt begins to run but he catches me out of the corner of his eyes...he stops gives me that but im so cute smile..

"Wyatt...i saw you running,, there is no running remeber...." (planning on letting it slide)

Wyatt looks at me with this crazy grin and says

" Mom, who cares about it, who really cares about the rules"

"Wyatt Travis Hatch you get over here right now, TIME OUT FOR YOU BUDDY.. You have to follow the rules and you dont talk back to mommy"

whining, crying, pouting occur on his slow walk to time out

" okay mom, can i get out now "

" No Wyatt you have to sit there for 4 min without talking, not 30 sec.."

" okay mom can i get out now "

" no Wyatt, you have to sit there with NO talking for 4 min,and Mommy needs to be able to trust your going to follow the rules. "

" Rules are stupid, this is the worst day of my life!"

sniffle, sniffle, sniffle, sniffle Time passes

" Okay mom i thought about it, i like rules, i will be good.. can i go swim now, i love you"

Me trying to not laugh....

" okay Wyatt,, but remember no running, and no talking back to mommy or swimming is over."

" Okay mom,, i love you this is the BEST day ever!!"

Big cheezy grin ( i wish i had the camera)

Man to be 4 years old again...