Babysitting...

My toddler niece has got to be... she's....ummmm... The kid is a monster. There is no other way to describe her. You can't contain her. You can't reason with her. You can't stop her. And, she will continue to be a monster until you are dead! DEAD! DEAD! (Speaking of, she just hit me!). As with most children, she can't amuse herself. So, she spends her time doing what she isn't supposed to be doing (like hitting me, pushing buttons on my keyboard, and trying to grab the mouse from my hand) to get attention. Thing is, I have been doing some important paper work and can't give her the constant attention she craves. Now she is to my left trying to bang on my sister's lap-top. So, yeah, it is about boundaries. You have to set them boundaries and you have to be the asshole to do it. You have to fight against the "cute" and realize that this is a child. They need boundaries for learning purposes. You have to be the asshole. How else will she learn? So, the girl tests them over and over and over again. Just now, she stared at me and continued to try and bang on the other lap-top. I looked at her, gave her a stern warning, and she just stared at me and continued to test and test and test and test and test and test and test and test and, yup, test. SO, I stood up as I glared. As soon as I did that, she ran to the safety of the living-room. We've been playing these "games" now for two hours. I've got nothing done (except come here and try to mold this adventure into a good read. I sound rather perturbed instead... DAMN!) Hang on, now she is in a cabinet she isn't supposed to be... Now, she is back in time out because she lost this bout of the "stare down" game. SHE'S A MONSTER I TELL YOU! Other then that, life in the gameroom continues to mosey along. My adventures outside have been few and far between making it hard to find fodder to lampoon or discuss. Memorial Day weekend will be no different. Hi dee do dee the family life for me? I guess it is better then no life? If I don't get a chance, please have a safe and wonderful start to the summer season. YEE HA! It's her nap time! I get to put her behind "bars!" Who ever invented the crib? SSSSAAAAALLLLLLUUUUUTTTTTEEEE!