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| Johanna blocks the gnat |
My two daughters and I were dining at Ruby's in Irvine tonight when Johanna refused to finish her burger meat because Elin told her the pesky gnat hovering over our food was in her meat. I took Elin's milkshake away because of her rumor-mongering. She immediately became apologetic and begged for her milkshake back. She then told Johanna the gnat was on her (Elin's) hair and not on Johanna's burger, and proceeded to count to 60. This is something I have her do when I put her in flash time outs, but this time it was unsolicited. It was important for Johanna to finish her burger meat as we had struck a compromise. The entire time at Ruby's, Johanna had shown no interest in her food whatsoever. So I had made it a requirement for her to finish her slider meat if she wanted her milkshake. I wasn't about to relent to a pipsqueek insect. Johanna reached up at one point to block the gnat from flying to her direction. A few seconds later, I killed the bastard and snapped the picture below as proof of my hand-eye coordination and speed. Johanna looked at the dead gnat and asked "what are we gonna do with it"? I replied, "I dunno. Wanna take it home and bury it in the backyard?" She shook her head from side to side, and the gnat's fate was summarily sealed, and Johanna finished her meat.
That bald guy in the background is the little kid's grandpa. Prior to his arrival, Johanna was staring at the kid from a standing position on her seat for a couple of minutes.
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| This is how we take care of business when you step outta line |
