Ghetto

My three year old is entirely too responsible. This morning I was running late trying to get to grad school on time. I am studying to become a family therapist. So, as usual, my car is a complete wreck. And there is the coffee cup in my coffee cup container that was OLD coffee, cold and totally didn't want the ride. So. In my grown up, spontaneous way, I took and threw it out the window. Onto MY lawn. Okay let's back up here. We live on 10 acres. Nobody cares that my coffee cup is in the lawn. Nobody can SEE the coffee cup.
Except for my three year old.
Who is entirely too responsible for her age.
After a long, beautiful, arduous yet completely intellectually challenging day, I came home ready to jump on trampolines, watch Little House, read The Tale of Benjamin Button, whatever my little babies' hearts' desired.
And what did I get?
Reprimanded.
I walk in and the first thing my three and a half year old daughter has to say to me is, "Mommy did you throw your coffee cup on the lawn?" My husband is washing dishes trying not to completely crack up. "Yes Rebekah, I did." "Mommy don't do that again. That was ghetto." "Oh really!? Ghetto huh? Did I just get busted by my three year old?" "Yes mama. That was ghetto why did you do that?" "Well honey I was running late and I didn't have time to come back in the house so I thought I'll just throw this on the lawn and when I get home I'll pick it up, take it in the house and wash it."
"Mama." She shakes her head.
My husband's face is red because he is doing his very best not to blow. The kind of "Bahahaaahaa" blow. So in my "therapist-in-training" way I just laughed for him. And I apologized.
"Rebekah I am very sorry. I was wrong. You are right. That was ghetto. Now let's make a pizza for dinner."
Good Lord people, just when you think you can get a break. Just when you think you can SQUEEEEZE one by, you get completely full-on busted by your daughter who has been alive a total of 42 months.
42 months.
I'm happy to be humbled. She's right, I should have learned this lesson years ago. Don't be ghetto throwin your coffee cups in the yard.
So be it.
Can't wait to see what lesson she gets to teach me tomorrow.
---Stacy