REVOKED: 1 scary mom card

I guess my being a card-carrying member of the "Scary Mom Club" was tenuous at best.  But the sucker has officially been REVOKED.  When you are inches from your daughter's face yelling at her, nigh, daring her to roll her eyes at you again when you are talking ...

and she bursts out laughing - it is a pretty clear indication that the fine thread holding your SMC card has been severed.  To add insult to injury the older daughter was laughing and saying "You're NOT scary mom!" 

Really? I was scared of my mom for a really long time, I mean I was like 10 when I quit bein' terrified of her - oh, my daughter IS nearly 10.  How'd that happen?!?

My association with SMC has been a slippery slope all along.  I have always wanted my kids to feel like they can come to me about anything - but if they are scared of me, they won't come to me... Yah, see how it can easily be revoked?  A few compassionate moments and WHOOSH gone.

"That's ok. I-I-I didn't want it anyway, but you know, sometimes I'm a liar."