Family Material

Cameron & Tyler have been DYING to go to Zach's house and "show" him how to use his new Wii. Like he hasn't figured it out by now. They bugged me all day on Saturday, but since Zach was cleaning his room and he took forever :0), they couldn't go. Cameron started asking again yesterday afternoon. I had a hideous headache and on top of that, a doctor appointment at 3:00. I told him over and over that there wasn't time to go. So, he gave up for a while. I took the kids to my sister in law Emily's house so that I could go to the doctor. Big surprise! I got bumped again. He had to go on another delivery. What is he? An OB/GYN or something. Anyway, that didn't make my headache or my mood improve. I picked up the kids and on the way home, Cameron immediately started asking to go help Zach. I groaned very loudly and told him to give up. He wasn't going today. It was already 4:00 and we were going to go home, start dinner and then have FHE. He just wouldn't quit. When we got home he said, "Me and Tyler just need "guy" time." I said phooey on that, they still weren't going. He then tried a new tactic. He said, "Aren't families supposed to try to make each other happy? It would make us very happy if you would let us go." Crap. How do you keep yourself from laughing at that? I told him nice try, but if that was the case he should be listening to the mother, the one in charge, because her answer was no and her answers are final. Listening to the mother always makes for a happy family. He finally went outside and left me alone for a few minutes. Then he started again. He sent Tyler in to have me come outside to talk to him. He was sitting on the front step and I could tell that he was thinking very hard. I asked what he wanted and he said, "Well mom, I've been thinking about this. I just don't think that you're family material anymore. You don't let us do things that make us happy. You're just not doing your part. Yeah, you're not family material." Oh, brother. What a little punk!