Not Listening

Laura was washing dishes and Nathan was "helping". Unfortunately, his helping really wasn't. After repeated instruction for Nathan to get down from his stool, with no compliance, Laura stated firmly, "Nathan, you need to get down now." Nathan replied, "I need to help with these dishes!" Laura: "You need to listen to mommy!" Nathan: "You need to not listen to mommy." Suddenly, the room was filled with the thick, foul scent of defiance! (But only for a brief moment... Man! Mommy's quick with the spanking stick! :-)