Attention Children - The Bathroom Door Is Closed!

Attention Children - The Bathroom Door Is Closed!

• Please do not stand here and talk, whine, or ask questions.

• Wait until I get out.

• Yes, it is locked. I want it that way. It is not broken, and I am not trapped.

• I know I have left it unlocked, and even open at times, since you were born, because I was afraid some horrible tragedy might occur while I was in there, but it's been 10 years and I want some PRIVACY.

• Do not ask me how long I will be. I will come out when I am done.

• Do not bring the phone to the bathroom door.

• Do not go running back to the phone yelling "She's in the BATHROOM!"

• Do not begin to fight as soon as I go in.

• Do not stick your little fingers under the door and wiggle them. This was funny when you were two.

• Do not slide pennies, LEGOs, or notes under the door. Even when you were two this got a little tiresome.

• If you have followed me down the hall talking, and are still talking as you face this closed door, please turn around, walk away, and wait for me in another room. I will be glad to listen to you when I am done.

• And yes, I still love you.

Signed,
Mom