The Barber Pranks Rank

As a parent of three young children my days are generally filled with laughter and joy... (ok, maybe some yelling too)

Today my almost 4 year old (whom I will refer to as THE BARBER) --you need only to go back several weeks to view the pictures of her hair cutting ability to know from whence the name has come. Anyway, my almost 4 year old perpetrated a prank... on a scale that has thus far not been experimented with by either of her older sisters.

It was clever, it was diabolical... and it had no specific target.

I'm no child psychologist... but I think at this age... pranks and jokes ... even the best thought out... are generally perpetrated with immediate gratification in mind...

The Barber has always been .... more devious.... more cunning... but she is oh so cute! It's a diabolical combination!

So, today The Barber perpetrated a prank that only I (as the only adult in the house) and now you (as my confidantes) will see it for what it is..... true genius.

Here's what happened:

My almost 7 year old went potty.

After a few moments she started screaming
(the kind I scream you'd expect if someone looked over to the left and noticed a tarantula sitting on their shoulder)

She started yelling The Barbers Name...
and she was laughing hysterically!

Turns out.

The Barber took all of the wipes out of the wipe container and replaced it with............. water.

My almost 7 year old felt the weight of the container and thought it was full of wipes, she struggled with the lid and finally opened it... with a splash.

That my friend... was a trap.

Yup. She'll be 4 this July. I'm in big big trouble.

Have a great day!