Cruel and Unusual Punishment

This past Sunday, fever and colds kept the boys and me home from church.  As usual, first thing after breakfast, Micah began begging for "media"--the term we now use to refer to all forms of electronic entertainment in our house.  Finally, after an hour of pleading and begging, Micah realized I wasn't going to change my mind.  The answer was still "no."

Quite indignantly, he lay face down on a big rug and snapped, "Then I going to lie here and not move until you give me media!"  I calmly said "okay" and stepped over him.  Fifteen minutes later, he was fast asleep with the rug rolled up around him.

Well, you really showed me, Micah!  Please don't ever punish me again by taking a two-hour nap.  The peace and quiet was torturous!