“Yes Mother,” he said dejectedly, “May I get a book out to read?”
“As long as you put it away when you’re finished with it,” she said to drive her point home.
“I will, Mother,” Thomas promised.
“Mommy has chores to do, so don’t get into anymore mischief while she’s busy!”, his mother warned, “If you give Mommy any more trouble today, you’re going to have a sore bottom!”
“Yes, Mother,” Thomas replied despondently. He had a hard time believing that his life could change so drastically in just two weeks. Only a fortnight before, he had been a successful Genetic Engineer on the top of the world, fourteen days later he had become a four-year-old whose Mother was threatening him with a spanking for being naughty. He wanted to cry.