Kaiya has some bathtub paints and usually wants to use them every bath. Understandably, I don't want her to use them every bath. :) So last night I told her no since she had used them the night before. She whined a bit, but then went on with being in the bath. I went into my room and started putting clothes away. I walked past the bathroom to check on them and stood in the doorway where they couldn't see me. And I see Kaiya picking up the paints. She hadn't started using them, but was more just entertaining the idea of disobeying me. I stood there for a minute or so while she was internally debating. She caved in to the temptation and began squirting it onto her legs. I chose that moment to walk into the bathroom, expecting her to fully jump out of her skin with guilt. Negative. She barely acknowledged my presence. It went like this:

Me: "Kaiya. Did Mama say you could paint tonight?"

Kaiya: still squirting the paints... "No."

Me: "Then what are you doing?"

Kaiya: still squirting the paints and not even bothering to look up... "Paint'n."

Hello? Who am I? Just your mother!! The one you are supposed to obey! Yeah -- she got the paints taken away. Possibly forever.