we are the pets now
they tell us how high to jump and what direction
at first we laugh
thinking we are in charge
they want to argue with us
they use a snotty voice
again we are amused
what we do not understand yet is
that the child has nothing to lose
they can argue until we are lying in our own spit, groveling
they will not back down
what started out as cute
soon brings tears to our eyes
and terror to our soul
we are not just parents
we are the pets now
our children are here
they are all powerful
and they will not back down
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