As we were driving to pick up the boys from school today, Lily drops Tinkerbells shoes in the van. You would think this was a national crisis by the sounds of it. I finally had to raise my voice a bit in order to be heard above the wailing and gnashing of teeth coming from the backseat.
"LILY! YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE CAR IS STOPPED. I CAN'T REACH THEM WHILE I'M DRIVING!"
I got some silence from the backseat, then a very sad voice said, "Mommy? Why are you mad?"
I explained I wasn't mad, I just wanted her to listen to me.
"I think you should be happy, Mommy"
"I am happy, Lily."
"You're mad. I'm going to share my happy with you."
"Ok, thanks."