Perks

I was having another one of my usual tiffs with little Miss Haana the other day. I asked her to do something, and she flat out refused.

I asked her, what happened to my perks. What kind of perks do I get for being a mom! I feel robbed! She said, 'As a mom you take care of me. You get to cook for me. You get to take me places. As a mom your perks are those'. I rolled my eyes and asked, 'Do you know what perks means? It's like this special benefit you get for doing something. Like that time we went to watch the Rangers' game because my friend Angie gets perfomance tickets - that's a perk she gets at her work. So where are my perks as a mom? I thought the kids are supposed to do what I say, that's why I got into this'.

Little miss Haana thought about this for a second, then she said, 'Your perk is me, you get to be with me and take care of me!'. I did agree with it in my heart, but I rolled my eyes at her anyway!