a punishment that fits the crime

after having been caught in another little and white lie,  mom and dad were sure it was time for a punishment other than just another strong admonition about truth telling!  she'd really not done anything terrible or unordinary- after all, ditching a half eaten dinner when mom and dad aren't looking and lying about it when confronted has gotta be in every textbook on parenting.  but, this little cutie is getting close to her baptism and we were 100% unified in our decision to find a punishment that made her think more about honesty.  and if we do say so ourselves, it was a perfectly dreadful but fitting punishment.  forced to eat her soggy turkey sandwich, she reacted and over reacted for a good half hour with cries ringing through the neighborhood.  feeling perfectly unified in our decision (which, truth be told, can be a rare moment between a somewhat stern mother and a very fun loving father), we couldn't help but giggle and sneak a picture...