Sassy? Or genuinely curious?

We are in a bit of a crossroads with Maddi. If she takes a nap during the day, it takes her FO-EVER to go to sleep at night. If she does not have one she has a mini breakdown around 6:00. Not fun.

Anyways, the other night was one of those nights she was in bed for hours acting a fool because she had a nap that afternoon. Usually this does not bother me...at least she stays in her bed. But on this particular night it was nearing 10 pm and I had enough.

I go in her room.

Mom- "Madelyne Paige...close your eyes and go to sleep"
Mads- "I want to leave my eyes open ALLLLL night"
Mom- "Fine. Leave them open. Just go to sleep"
Mads- "I have to potty".

Up. Out of bed, go to the bathroom. Back in bed.

30 minutes later I hear "Mom? Moooooom? Moooo-oooooooooom??"

Calm, cool and collected...or pretending to be...I walk in there and ask what she needs (OK..yes, my teeth were clenched and that mommy vein on my forhead was starting to throb)

"I have to potty"

I straight up told my three year old that she did NOT have to potty. She told me she did have to potty.

I looked at her and said "If you get out of this bed, sit on that potty and not tee-tee, I am spanking your bottom". While I have yet to have to actually follow though on the spanking threat, she knows I mean business when I bust out with corporal punishment.

At this point, she starts crying. I think I was little more harsh than I meant to be.

She gets up, goes into the bathroom and pees.

She's sitting there, looks me square in the eye and says "Are you happy now?"

I turn and leave the bathroom. For one, this makes me want to laugh. C'mon...you know its funny. And two...I STILL do not know if she was being a smart-ass, or if she was truly asking if I was happy that she was peeing and wasn't lying about the need to go.


Ahhhhhh....breathe.