O.k., I’m going to “Flip-Modes” on you.
 
Tea time this week was inspired by Bigelows “I Love Lemon” tea.
 
Before I even tried it, I selected it as this edition’s winner, not because of its flavor, but because of its name.
 
You see, this week, my daughter began behaving a little differently. My usual “sweet as equal” six year old was taken over by  a strange sour-puss.
 
Requests to pick up toys,  study spelling words or pick up after a crafting project were responded to with complaints, sighs of aggravation and occasionally a deaf ear.

I was tempted to buy a book on “Sign Language” and whack her with it. “Can you Hear me Now?”

The little girl who is usually “the reason why I SING!” was becoming “the reason why I SCREAM!”.  She was feeling a bit brave, testing her limits to see how far she could go before reaching troubled waters.
 
Funny thing is, there’s a very tiny part of me that’s actually enjoying this. If she’s going to put someone to the test, I’d rather she be comfortable enough to try it with me. I don’t take it personally.
 
Maybe because I know I put my husband through this routine at least once a month. Or maybe because I’m confident that no matter how “unfair” she says it is, I’m giving her the best that I’ve got, which will probably never include a $500 tree house mansion. She better call “Paul Bunion” and “Get to Choppin’!”
 
It’s one of those ‘When life gives you Lemons’ scenarios. Which is why I picked “I Love Lemons” tea.
 
Tart enough to make you twitch, sweet enough to forgive and power through to the end.
 
You gotta try this one.
-singer-songwriter  
 
Monika Bourgeois

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