It has happened…our tiny child has become a <gulp> tattletale.
There was whimpering at the kitchen baby gate and I went over to pick up our little one and find out, “What’s wrong?”
There was whimpering at the kitchen baby gate and I went over to pick up our little one and find out, “What’s wrong?”
What followed was a rush of indignant baby chatter and one tiny chubby arm flailed out to the side with an accusatory finger pointed toward the front door.
And the one word that stood out loud and clear was, “DADDY!”
The problem was that Daddy had gone outside without our toddler (criminal act, apparently). And to add insult to misery, he’d popped in a baby gate so she could see outside but not be outside.
I followed her to the door that she showed me would no longer shut. I poked my head outside and called, “Honey?”
And the baby started yelling at the top of her voice, “HON-EEEE! HON-EEEE!”
(He’s in big trouble, I tell ya…after she gets up from her nap.)
Because sometimes, before your nap, you just need to be able to get outside for a minute.
Take care of important stuff… like saying, “Hi!” to the airplane.
-RM