Kid Makes Dad Look Like An Ass

Let me set the scene . It was some time around the 5 o’clock hour, give or take a minute. I was tired to the point where I couldn’t fight hard enough to keep my eyes open. All I wanted was a good 20 minutes to take a nap. My fiance, God love her (and I do), wanted to work out for 20-30 minutes on the treadmill. Needless to say I lost the battle and was not suppose to take a nap. Can you guess what I did? You see, we have a 16 months old girl and one of us had to watch her, as you could imagine. So I put on Blues Clues (the new favorite) and thought she would sit down in her chair like she usually does with her sippy cup and be off in her own little world with Blue. Unfortunately that did not happen.

If your a parent, than you know already that kids take every opportunity they get to do the things they know they are not allowed to do. To make a long story short, I fell asleep (surprise, surprise) on the floor holding my daughter’s wipes box (don’t ask). Lisa, my fiance, was upstairs and hadn’t yet got on the treadmill. Suddenly I am awaken by this huge yell…..RYAN!!! I quickly staggered to my feet because the tone of Lisa’a voice told me I better get my ass up real quick. It appeared that my daughter, my sweet little girl, had pulled a fast one on dear ‘ol dad while he was resting. What she do, you ask? She took it upon herself to seize the moment to go climb the steps. She normally stays away from the stairs, but again, dad’s eyes were in the ‘resting position’. I got the look that women give their man when they do something stupid…yeah you know the one. Had my big toe in the dog house too I think. Way to go Olivia! Thanks for making daddy look like an ass. Though I know it won’t be the last time, can we not do it again for another 10 or 15 years? Thanks.