#birthday hell

I guess I can't let her have root beer at dinner and two cupcakes for desert on her birthday and then expect her to go to bed at the usual time. Somehow she got hold of a spool of nylon string. It was fun when she tied me to the chair but then I had to tell her it was already past bedtime. I had to untie myself from the chair as she tried to stop me and then untie her from the chair as she tried to tie herself onto it. I had to basically drag her out of it as she threatened and tried to kick me in the penis. She literally said she would kick me in the penis. I want you to know I never lost my temper or yelled at her. When I finally got the rope out of her hands, I had to restrain her from hitting me and started carrying her to the bathroom. I told her that she needed to brush her teeth and go to bed or she was going to lose her birthday toys until Christmas. She said no. I reiterated. She said no. I asked her if she was really willing to give up all her toys just so wouldn't have to brush her teeth and go to bed and clarified, "if you say no again I'm putting your new toys up until Christmas. Now please brush your teeth." She just stood there defiantly and told me, "you just said I can't say no." I told her "No, you have to brush your teeth." She said no. So anyway, her toys are in the closet and she got carried to bed without brushing her teeth. And she tells mommy, daddy's bad. I just left her there with Manna and Orion, bawling. I don't know. Reading this back I feel like I sound awful and I should have handled this way differently. Probably because it's true. I went way to quickly from birthday playtime to forced bedtime. I realize now that was a bit of an unreasonable expectation but... Ugh!

Happy belated birthday, spawn.

Just wanted to say thanks everyone, you guys made my birthday worth something today. It means the world to me and I'll forever be grateful of it. I love you guys so much and I'm so happy to call you guys my friends

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