Time Out

I said a bad word.  Yes, it's true.  I have been struggling a bit with my potty mouth.  I've challenged myself to stop and I am working on it.  It's really not horrible just more than I want.  But when the baby woke up after a half hour into her nap.  I was reading books with Noah and a naughty word just spewed from my mouth.  I was ashamed.  Noah pointed it out.  So I was put in Time Out by my four year old.  Our time out spot is in the corner by the front door.  Noah said I had to be in, time out, for 10 minutes.  He stood guard with his arms folded, making sure that I stayed where I was suppose too.  It was really cold in the time out spot.  I guess it is good to know that if he is there for a long time he will get cold.  I told him I was getting really cold.  So he went and got me his towel from his shower that morning to help keep me warm.  What a nice son.  He was watching Imagination Movers on Disney Channel so he kept getting distracted with watching it.  I was in time out for the entire show.  I asked him several times if I could get out and come talk to him about what I had done wrong.  His response was always "5 more minutes".  His sense of time is really off.  I finally just stood up and left time out.  He was really upset with me.  I apologized for saying my naughty word and that I would not do it again.  And then gave him a hug.  He pouted for a minute that I did not stay in time out as long as he thought was appropriate.  I have noticed that when he puts his animals or toys in time out,  they are there all day.  He is a tough task master.  Oh, the lessons we learn from our children.