Shouting

We went to the Zoo yesterday, and on the way out passed a young boy arguing with his mother. Both of ours can be pretty strident if they’re not happy, but this kid was practically puking his lungs up, so loud and impassioned was he. His mother was clearly not new at this, and sat passively by as he remonstrated with her.

As we left I had the following conversation with Lauren:

Me: I’ve never spanked you have I?

Lauren: No.

Me: But if you ever shout at me like that I will spank you.

Lauren: OK.

Me: But that’s fine, because you would never shout at me like that would you?

Lauren: Nope.