In my defense . . .

Kudos to Matt for taking such initiative and posting to my blog - this is the first, and hopefully not the last time we will hear from him.

What he forgot to mention, is that six-year-old Emmy completely over-exaggerated the situation in her letter.  First of all, I am almost always in support of children "singing happily" - except when that means singing at the top of one's lungs, long after light's out, while someone else (Sophie) is trying to sleep.  Second of all, in this situation I did not lose my temper.  I wish I could say that I never lose my temper - but alas, it has happened more than once.  But in this case, I was firm, calm, and in control.

Luckily, I wrote Emmy back, put the note on her pillow, and when she woke up, she was so thrilled to have a note in response that she forgot why she was angry in the first place.