Overheard in the middle of the night

A was up frequently last night, again. As she threw a temper tantrum in the hall at 3am because I wouldn't open the gate and let her downstairs to the playroom, C woke up and wandered out into the hallway. He totally ignored A's fit, and said to me in a very stern voice "Mommy, you HAVE to get some rest. Tomorrow is going to be a VERY busy day and you need your sleep. I don't want to have to listen to your whining if you are over tired." He then turned around and went back to bed.

It (almost) made up for the fact that I was not in fact getting any rest. I guess he does listen to me after all...