Daddy gets a timeout!

I don't remember the exact sequence of events - this happened so long ago - maybe 3 weeks back - but then when he is growing up so fast and doing so many new things - 3 weeks looks like a lifetime ago!

Anand was sitting in the sofa, I was in the kitchen and Arjun was hanging out somewhere in between. Apparently Anand did something that I normally would get upset at, had Arjun done it - maybe threw something or raised his voice - something - I dont remember what.

Anyway, Anand did that and Arjun and I promptly told him that he cannot do that... As mentioned in an earlier post, we try to enforce the same rules across the board - so that Arjun doesn't feel that he is the only one battling against the rules.

I thought that would be the end of it, and started walking back to the kitchen, when No...Arjun insisted that Appa needs to get a timeout... I went along with the plan -- Poor Anand, he had to get off his comfy seat on the sofa and go and sit down in the far corner, facing the wall with folded hands and legs (sitting cross legged on the floor)

The kicker - when Arjun went near him with a finger on his lips and said "Mooch!"

What does that mean ? I usually tell Arjun "Mooch" (breath in Tamil) basically to indicate that he should sit so still that even the sound of breathing should not be heard... [Legacy from *my* mom]

Wish I had thought of taking a picture - a 31 year old man sitting crosslegged on the floor, in the corner facing a wall with folded arms and a finger on his lips!

LOL :-)
Priya