'Good' Is Relative

The Gremlin was suspiciously quiet the other day, having vanished from sight for a good 20 minutes without any noise that usually follows his 'playing.' When the Mother of the Gremlin realized this, she started looking around the house. After figuring out he wasn't in his room, she walked through the house and realized he was in the bathroom with the door closed.

"Buddy, are you being good?"
"Yes momma. But don't come in here."

Of course, the MOTG felt it necessary to go in. The Gremlin had pushed the stopper down, filled the sink, and was busy submerging things in water. The Gremlin was attempting to determine the buoyancy of things like a roll of toilet paper, his Breakdown Train, his fire truck Legos, our contact lens cases, a box of Band-Aids, a pair of nail clippers, and a tape measure. The MOTG was taken aback.

"You are not being good!"
"Well, momma, neither are you. I told you not to come in here. I think you need a timeout for not listening."

The Gremlin marched out of the bathroom, around the corner and pointed to the time out corner. The MOTG stared at him, so the Gremlin pointed even more emphatically.

"Come on, momma, you need to go to time out now. Go."

Favorite toy of the week: Mighty World Fire Brigade