Defending Boundaries

Spoiled rotten
is the metaphor du jour
where not only
does the stench fit
it serves as a pungent
cautionary tale

Though only a character
of literary
and cinematic fiction
the petulant brat

Violet Beauregarde
is an oft all too real template
for a major parenting epic fail

The word "NO"
is not always a negative
when applied to children
(and self indulgent adults)