Dear Samantha,

You are in time-out right now for over an hour and you are screaming and banging on the walls just like you did yesterday, and the day before that, and the day before that. You have called me "awful" and "rotten", and the kicker - "a not fun mom". But guess what? Someday, you'll have a kid JUST LIKE YOU, and you will call to complain to me, and I will laugh, read you this post, and then offer words of encouragement (just like my mom has done to me). For the record: I do NOT like to punish you. I do NOT find it fun or amusing, but you give me no choice. My advice: LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES!!!!

Love,
Your awful, rotten, no-fun Mom