@#!&^#**!

I had one of those mama bear moments today...one of those moments where your instinct to protect your child shifts into overdrive and you cannot be stopped. I was visiting the Center for Creative Play, where we have a membership. There was an "incident" in the art room where Annie was being pushed around by the mother of another child. I was there for the entire thing and waited as long as I felt comfortable before jumping in trying to straighten things out. I'll admit my claws came out a little...and I'm not sorry for that. If an adult is going to take advantage of a situation dealing with a child they deserve to be called out and corrected.

But I have to say I was so proud of my Annie. She's certainly got her share of faults but she handled herself so well today in the face of loads of unfairness and intimidation. She remained calm and polite...which made me all the more irritated by this woman. I wasn't so calm or polite by the time I got involved...but it wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been. You mess with the bull you get the horns, know what I'm sayin?

PS - If anyone can tell me the movie that last line is from (and code of honor NO searching the net)...I'll be truly impressed.