naughty

So we have a rule about Liam being in the kitchen without someone else (mama or daddin') and usually about 10 times a day I find myself saying -

"Liam, out of the kitchen"

"Liam, OUT of the kitchen"

"LIAM, out of the kitchen"

(with varying stresses on the words)

the little monkey has discovered he can stand exactly in the threshold between the dining room and the kitchen and not actually be IN the kitchen. So there he stands and mama says:

"Liam, out of the kitchen - one, two..."

"twooooooooooo"

And I burst out laughing hysterically.

Sadly, any hope I had of actually being authoritative is dashed.