Ethan, blinds, and the cat

One of the hardest things to do as a parent is to not laugh when your child is doing or has done something that they shouldn't do. Case in point - On Monday we had an unseasonably warm day in Norfolk (around 70), so we opened a couple of the windows in the house. As a result of pulling up the vinyl blinds, the cord was hanging down to the floor. However, these cords can be hazard for young children as they can get wrapped up in the cord, so we don't let the kids play with them. As we were all in the dining room, Ethan grabbed the cord for the blinds and began to pull on it...not wanting him to do that, we told him to let go. He obeyed and let go of the chord...the problem was that this released the blinds sending them crashing down. This would not have been a problem had our cat not been sitting on the window sill enjoying the open window. Whimsey got bonked on the head with blinds and Lydia and I were left trying to contain our laughter at the cat's misfortune and Ethan's having messed with the blinds at all. We were only mildly successful.