Today I took away a pretend bird!

So this week Darin has been working his fun week of nights. Since I hate being alone at night, I took the kids and we went down to my moms house for the night. Well as I got the kids in the car late at night to go pick Darin up from work, MyKelle starts telling me a story. I wanted to share it with all of you while it is still fresh in my memory!

MyKelle: Mom, I'm playing with the prettiest birds. They are pink and blue, my favorite colors!

Me: Oh that's nice MyKelle. How long have you had these birds?

MyKelle: I just got barely got them.

Me: That's cool. Where did you get them from?

MyKelle: I got them from the store. The guy at the store told me that they were hundreds of dollars! (very boastingly now) But I didn't pay that!!! I just took the birds without paying! (very proud of herself!!!) I stole them mom!!! (very happy)

(Okay so here I am in the car, with my daughter very happy and proud about the fact that she stole Pretend birds from the Pretend store. So now what to do? Well since I have spent all night trying to write a talk on Repentance for sacrament meeting on sunday, I thought that I should let MyKelle know that what she did was wrong.)

Me: MyKelle you know that your not supposed to steal!

MyKelle: I know.

Me: So now what should we do?

MyKelle: Play with my birds, of course!!

Me: No, you need to go back to your pretend store and give the pretend man his pretend money to pay for your pretend birds!

MyKelle: ummmmm, he's not there. The store is closed.

Me: Then go to his pretend house.

MyKelle: Maybe later.

Me: Then I will take your pretend birds back to the pretend store myself and you won't be able to play with them anymore!

MyKelle: NO MOM!

Well i think you get the picture. She never did pay the pretend man, So i took her pretend birds away! If only she knew that I really had no way of taking her pretend birds away!!! I mean they are only pretend! Gotta love kids!!!