You know it's a bad day when

Your three year old son says, "Mom, you're a bad Mom".

To put it in context, J was upset that I told him he had to wait until Mommy finished her shower and got dressed before he could have a bath. He had asked me for the 100th time if I was all done, when still wrapped in my towel, I replied, "J, you must practice your patience, Mommy will tell you when it is time for your bath".

That was when he told me I was a bad Mom. Not a bad Mommy, but a bad Mom. Somehow that just seemed worse. He took about 10 minutes to appologize, when I wouldn't talk to him for fear of crying. Hubby thought I was nuts and kept saying he didn't know what he was talking about. But, the truth is that although I am not a bad Mom, he did indeed mean to hurt me by telling me that. He knows what it means to be bad and he thought that I would get upset and give him what he wanted. Instead I took the other road. The one of ignoring for a few minutes until he realized his mistake. Then an appropriate amount of time later (after I had polished my toenails) he got his bath.

No matter what, it still sucks to have your three year old tell you you are a bad Mom.