Wednesday, January 21, 2009

R-e-s-p-e-c-t

I was getting Brooke ready for bed the other night. I had been gone most of the day, I went to a movie and dinner with friends. Chris had the girls to himself the whole day.

Brooke: Mom you didn't respect me today!
Michelle: I didn't? What do you mean?
Brooke: Well, you never did my hair today, so you didn't respect me!
Michelle: Oh, I'm so sorry I didn't respect you and do your hair!
Brooke: Ya, you need to respect me!
Michelle: Laughs...tried explaining respect to Brooke, then gave up!

2 comments:

Julie said...: Little Brooke. What a doll. Respect is a pretty tricky one to explain.; January 21, 2009 at 6:39 PM
Jen said...: I love Brooke, how cute!; January 23, 2009 at 4:32 PM

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