Chilton Academy (Spanking Story)

Time Outs Are STUPID

-CeCe's POV-

It is official, I never want kids, this little epiphany came to me moments ago when I, for the third time since their arrival, had to break up a fight between Maddie and Ellie. Both girls are in rare form tonight and have taken every opportunity to bicker about every little thing. My final resolution was to sit them both in a time out on opposite ends of my room.

"I don't want to sit here," Maddie whined from her corner. "Me either," Ellie added.

"Well, you should have thought of that before," I said as I sat on my bed, still trying to finish up my homework. "I'm starting both of your times over for talking."

"That's not fair!" Maddie said, crossing her arms across her chest in a pout.

"What isn't fair is that I am still working on homework because you two can't stop fighting long enough for me to finish," I said, frustrated. "Zip it, or I'll add to your time."

"I don't like you anymore," Ellie spat, furrowing her tiny brows.

"I'm sorry you feel that way," I said. "Now hush."

"Time outs are stupid," Maddie mumbled, scratching a spot on the wall absentmindedly to pass the time.

"Don't say things are stupid," I said, correcting her as I desperately tried to finish my homework, "It sounds ugly."

"Fine," Maddie countered with sass, "Time outs are dumb."

"That's no better," I said raising my eyes to meet hers, "we don't call people or things dumb or stupid, it's not nice and you don't have to sit in time out, I can go get your dad and let him handle it if you would rather."

"No!" piped Ellie, "Daddy will spank us... spanks are dumber than time outs."

"What did I just say about calling things dumb?" I chastised,  I'm starting time over for both of you for talking."

"Way to go, stupid," Maddie spat, now leaning back in the beanbag chair to prop her feet up on the wall. "Shut up, Maddie!" retorted Ellie.

"THAT'S IT!" I said, throwing my pencil down onto my notebook before heading for the door. Both girls pleading for me not to tell as I walked out and headed down the stairs to find Kevin.

"Hey baby girl," Kevin said as I walked into the kitchen to find all three brothers and Dani hanging out and having a glass of wine. "Where are the girls?"

"Upstairs in timeout," I spat frustrated. "I can't finish my homework because they won't stop fighting over every little thing, even in timeout they are yelling at each other across the room calling the other stupid or telling the other to shut up."

Kevin sighed in frustration, setting down his glass of wine. "Alright, I will go handle it," he said, patting me on the shoulder and heading upstairs.

"Ah, the joys of parenting," teased Nick. "Since when do the girls call each other stupid?"

Dani took a drink of her wine and sighed. "This is a new development," she said explaining, "Ellie started preschool part time and she has picked up quite a few colorful habits from the other kids including telling people to shut up which I just cannot stand."

Joe chuckled. "Yea, I remember when CeCe started preschool, she came home calling us all 'Suckers', it aggravated Mom to no end."

"Suckers?" I questioned confused, "like the candy?"

"No," Nick replied. "It was your five year old way of calling someone a tool."

I couldn't help but giggle. "Five year old me sounds awesome."