Quia velit et qui et.

Everyone want to know what lesson I learned? I learned that it's okay to be a rude, snotty, obnoxious brat when you're a kid as long as you plan to be well mannered when you grow up. ***Can you hear my applause for Ziefert?*** This is in my top three of worst children's books EVER. The "story" (it doesn't even deserve that credit IMO) starts with two seemingly well behaved children sitting on a couch with their parents standing behind them. And then. The story says what the children will do when they grow up. As in, "I'll be so polite." and "I'll always say please." Mind, while they story is telling the reader what the kids will do as adults, the kids are shoving each other trying to take a bike. Stealing a helmet from the sibling. Answering the phone like a brat, barging in bathrooms announced, not waiting in line, not taking turns, losing tempers and yelling at people and sitting their lazy ass on a bus seat while an older woman with groceries stands in the aisle. The illustrations depict the kids slamming doors in people's faces (not maliciously but just ignoring anyone but themselves), blowing their nose over food on the dinner table, playing with their food, throwing food in the air to the dog, taking bowls while saying 'gimme that', burping at the dinner table, leaving without saying a word, saying rude things to people, need I go on? I think I've mentioned most of the behavior that if it coming from MY daughter would quickly result in punishment. I feel the need to say that anyone can ask anyone else who knows me about what kind of parent I am. I'm a great Mom. I'm a terrific Mom. Honestly, I'm one of the best Moms on this planet we live on. My daughter, who is almost 6, does not walk all over me. She has manners and she behaves. She knows nothing less will be tolerated. She has melt-downs. Who doesn't? And there is leeway for that of course. She has bad days, as do I, and those are taken into account to. But rude behavior and what is shown in this