Venting

I just need to vent a little.
First why does the dog think I am the only one in the house that can let him out in the middle of the night. He will wake me up from a dead sleept to let him out even when my husband can be wide awake. Winston (the dog) got lucky tonight. I didn't fuss at him because Bill was actually asleep tonight.

Secondly, why doesn't my child listen to me when I tell her either not to do something or to do something in a nice calm voice. I have to raise my voice to get her attention. Obviously tonight was a night that she would do the exact opposite of what I was saying. (Mom, you can stop laughing...I know paybacks are hell!) I used a nice calm voice when I would speak to her but she just ignored me. I would say it twice then the third time I had to raise my voice and sound mean to get her attention. I know we were both tired. She ended up in time out several times before bed time. OH how she hates time out and cried the entire time. We went to bed early..8:30. My patience was wearing very thin at that point.

Tomorrow will be a better day!