Sitting, Waiting, Wishing

Parents should understand my dilemma. I hope.

It was a wonderful fall day. We had spent the first half of it visiting a local pumpkin patch and fall festival. We played games, took a tractor hay ride, and participated in a fun scavenger hike. The girls were joyous and so were we. The second half of the day was filled with a series of errands to multiple stores across the town. By the end of the day, we were all getting hungry, but we didn't care to come home to cook a meal. Before we left the far side of town to come home, we took a vote, and all agreed that we would go to the Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant. The estimated time of travel to finally get to Wild Wings was probably 20 minutes.

2 Minutes into Trip
Ellie yells, "I want to eat!!"
"We are going to Buffalo Wild Wings right now, kiddo." Abbie informed the back seat driver.

4 Minutes into Trip
"I want Buffado Wide Wins!" hollers Ellie emphatically.
"Ellie, we just told you that we are going there right now. We just have to get across town." I reminded.

7 Minutes into Trip
"Mommy, I'm hungry." the nearly four-year old informed her mother.
"Ellie, we are going to eat right now. We will be there in just a few minutes. Please just be quiet." Abbie pleaded.

10 Minutes into Trip
"I'M HUNGRY!!" she screamed.
"Hey! We just told you, again, we are going to Buffalo Wild Wings. We will eat as soon as we get there. Be quiet and just be patient, would you?" Both Abbie and I were starting to get angry as the traffic became congested.

12 Minutes into Trip
The traffic was thick, but we were almost through the worst before arriving at the area that would thin out.
"I want to go to Bufadoes..." she began.
I quickly interrupted, as I slammed on the brakes avoiding a fender bender, "You need to get the shit out of your ears and be quiet."
I signaled and turned into the left lane that had a few less vehicles in it before I realized Ellie was returning words from my sudden outburst.
"You need to get the shit out of your mouth, Daddy!" she declared.