Threat of the Day
Jul
13
“Acorn, if you don’t settle down and go to sleep, I’m going to come in there and take every single book out of your room.”
Filed under: The Wild Rumpus
“Acorn, if you don’t settle down and go to sleep, I’m going to come in there and take every single book out of your room.”
Wendy Says:
I’ve uttered this same threat many times!
Posted on July 31st, 2008 at 6:41 am
Lou Says:
Wendy — so did my mother, when I was a kid. I just didn’t expect to be using it before Acorn actually started reading!
(Of course, that was the problem: he’s trying to figure out how to read, and I’m sure his brain wasn’t letting him settle down any more easily than mine will when I’m worrying at a problem.)
Posted on August 4th, 2008 at 1:14 am