Billie: “Hey Mom!”

Me: “Billie. Go to bed.”

Billie: “I made you a toy!”

Me: “It’s a piece of clear tape folded over on itself with glue inside it.”

Billie: “Yup!”

Me: “It squishes between my fingers.”

Billie: “It’s a squishy toy!”

Me: “There’s glue all over my fingers.”

Billie: “Oh. I guess the sides are still open.”

Me: “Billie. Go to bed.”

Billie: “I know the are some things I have to work on but you don’t need to take it out on my squishy toy.”