My
Birthday Party In Bed
A story of undeserved bed punishment.
Written
by: Janice
The sunlight is
blinding, like a giant yellow ball of intense heat and light, high in the sky,
with a few puffy white clouds floating by, since it is very early morning. As a
result, the humidity is very high, and there lacks a breeze, which is already
making the air sticky. It was going to be another muggy, yet beautiful and long
summer day, and I was looking forward to every moment of it. Well, until my little
sister intervened.
I had just
showered and went downstairs fully dressed and suddenly Kaylee was arguing with
me about my new MP3 player and other matters, and once again I played into her
hand, which was unfortunate for me.
-“John, why are you picking on your poor
little sister?”
-“Uh…er…I…I…I’m not…”
-“Oh yes he is mom! He is being so nasty
to me.”
Out of nowhere,
mom showed up, declared me too cranky to be allowed to stay up. Being only five
foot tall and weighing a mere hundred pounds, I was easily dragged upstairs by
the ear by a very angry mom, while a very happy Kaylee stood at the bottom of
the stairs holding her hand over her mouth making stifled laughs and acting
very patronizing towards me; and mom did nothing about it.
-“Night night baby brother. Aw, so crabby
wabby you are…ha-ha, ha-ha”
-“March young man. Upstairs to bed John,
for a nap…” mom decreed with a serious air, but Kaylee
would not relent.
-“Can I help mom, oh please??”…Kaylee
shouted from below.
-“Yes of course! Since your older brother
can’t stop picking on you he can suffer the indignity of his little sister
getting him ready for bed…”
-“Oh no mom, Not that! Please don’t let
her…”
-“Shut up and off to bed with you foolish
boy. You need your rest!”
I marched along
as mom twisted and held my ear so tightly that I grimaced in shame and pain.
What did I do that was so bad? Why am I being treated like a child? Now mom
tells me the only place for a cranky baby is bed and that’s where she is taking
me, and I didn’t even have breakfast yet. I feel very angry, yet deeply
ashamed. As we entered my room, I knew at any moment, our cousins, Adeline and
Janessa were going to arrive and I was worried that they would find out I was
being bed punished. Then I heard the doorbell, and more giggling voices. They
had arrived. I am sure my sister was telling them what was occurring for the
stifled laughter became loud and shrill. It is so unjust and unfair.
Mom chided me, “You will stand before the window
to see what you will miss, while I prepare your bed. Your sister will be up
shortly!”
This is my
birthday; I am 17 years old today, and here I am standing before my open window
with hands on top of head, as mom prepares my bed. My thoughts are jumbled and
I am confused. Why does mom always take Kaylee’s side? Why am I always to blame
when she has one of her little girl tantrums? Why don’t others see it? My
mother left the room for a moment, and I heard small footsteps on the stairs.
It was Kaylee, giggling softly and acting in every way like a true plague of a
little sister. Mom met her in the hallway and I heard whispering, and Kaylee
bursting out in laughter. What was she up to now? Kaylee entered my room, just
as mom finished folding back the bedcovers and fluffing the pillows. She had some
garments in her arms and placed them on a chair. I was spun around and made to
sit on the bed.
-It’s time to get you dressed for beddy-byes
John”.
-Bu…but…but Kaylee’s here…. I can’t get
dressed now….”
-“Your little sister has seen naked
little babies before, so this will be no different young man!”
Mom removed my
shoes and socks and placed them in a pile. I had my shirt removed too. Then she
pulled me up and undid my belt and snaps to my jeans and pulled them, along
with my underwear, down. As I tried to cover up, Kaylee’s giggles and mocking
comments tormented me. I stood before my mom and sister, I felt totally removed
from the active world of an adult and reduced to the status of a naughty baby.
Then the indignity happened as mom pulled the nightie over my head. It was one
of Janessa’s left from a sleepover, a full length, pink floral, and long
sleeved flannel nightie with a ruffle neckline. The nightie cascaded to the
floor as mom turned me around do she could fasten the buttons at he back of the
nightie before presenting me to Kaylee.
-“What do you think of your baby brother now
Kaylee?”
-“Oh how very sweet? My baby brother is
so cute, Hahaha”
Once dressed in
the female nightwear, I became more complacent and submissive, but not by
choice. I was then made to brush my teeth and attend to my toilet, before I was
required to return to my bedroom. Next, mom ordered me to bed and lie down.
Kaylee was asked by mom to help settle me in.
-“Oh
yes of course. I would love to!” Kaylee responds with exuberance.
-“All
comfy are we baby?” mom coos.
-“But…I did nothing mom…” I cried in
defiance. Mom’s point became more credible as I continued my distress. “You
were nasty towards Kaylee and that’s enough for you to be put to bed wearing
such a sweet little girl nightie.”
“And you are just so cranky and you won’t
even admit it!” Kaylee sneered.
”But she started her little girl whining
on me mom! She demanded my….” Mom simply
ignored my protestations that made me even angrier
“ENOUGH! See how cranky you are? And argumentative as well as defiant.”
“But mom??...” I
knew I made a mistake.
-“See my darling son, how cranky you really
are? That is why you argued with Kaylee and why I must put you to bed to calm
down”
Mom attempted to
sooth me with sweet talk and I couldn’t believe that Kaylee had so much power
over mom. She was treated like a mature young lady, despite her little girl
ravings while I was treated like a naughty baby. It wasn’t at all fair!
“You will be sorry now John”. Kaylee
whispers.
The next thing I
knew, Kaylee had left the room and called for my two bratty cousins who
sniggered and laughed out loud at an ear-splitting level, as they too, came up
to my room. I felt this wasn’t necessary but after arguing again with Kaylee,
mom invited them. She said that was my choice, and shortly I was surrounded by
my mom, my 10 year old sister, Kaylee 14 year old cousin Janessa and 12 year
old cousin Adeline. I felt really ashamed and embarrassed, yet angry and
malicious. “Oh my goodness he’s is wearing my old nightie! “ Janessa exclaimed
as she saw me in bed. “It really suits you John, “ she said as
Mom draws the
shutters quickly, and suddenly the only light are the few concentrated beams of
sunshine condensing through the thin slats of the shutters and dispersing into
the room, like concentrated laser beams. My worries begin to escalate…
“There
John, Mr. Sunlight is going nighty night too”. Mom
ironically snickers and shakes her head.
Yes; just…
like… you…” Kaylee deliberately
said in a sing-a-long style in her annoying little girl manner.
“It’s time to turn on your baby light, silly
willy!” Kaylee coos condescendingly, fluttering her eyelids and
laughing. She notices that I am becoming increasingly perturbed at her childish
treatment of me, that I cannot do anything about it, and yet mom does nothing
to correct her. The cousins are gathering up my street clothes, now strewn upon
the floor and leave the room with them.
-“Aw
does baby miss mister sun? Aw too bad, cootchie, cootchie coo!” Kaylee mimics in sugar-sweet baby talk, smirking deliberately.
-“I
don’t think wickle ickle baby will see, oops, should see Mr. Sun for a very,
very long time. Aw! Doesn’t baby like that? Still cranky are we?”
Kaylee then
turns away and lights my bedside lamp, as mom instructs her to, awaiting
eagerly the next step… Before that moment however, 8-year-old Janessa and
9-year-old Adeline returned from the laundry closet, having deposited all of my
clothes and joined Kaylee in chiding me.
-“Oh
look baby John. Your clothesy are all gone! Aw, does that make you sad? “Too bad brat,” Janessa whispers in my ear
giggling. “Hahaha”
-“Now
you can sleep in peace, and you won’t have to worry anymore about them,
snookums!” Adeline exclaims ironically.
-“That’s
right baby! Your clothes are in a safe place where you cannot get them”.
Kaylee scolds.
-“It’s
past your bedtime John…” Mom decrees.
Mom appears to
be deliberately oblivious to the cutting remarks, scorn and stifled giggles and
taunts of the three little girls, as she opens my window just a bit. Then with
one quick motion, she pulls down the shades. The dispersed laser beams
disappear; however, the strong sunlight disperses light along both edges of the
shades onto the walls and at bedside. Then with another swift motion, she pulls
the very heavy blackout lined curtains tightly together and the sunlight
disappears completely. The only light is emanating from the small bedside lamp
and the natural light of the hallway outside the bedroom. It feels like
midnight in my bedroom, with all natural light taken over by obscurity. I am
somewhat perturbed, yet submissive as I sense what is happening…
-“Not so bossy and tough now, are we
babykins?” Kaylee gloats in
sheer exuberance at my visible sadness. The other girls snigger and stare.
I ignore her,
though I would prefer to retort back. It makes me very angry, since she is a
lot younger than me, and deliberately provoking me. Perhaps this is all a
little joke to get me to stop picking on the girls. I certainly hope so. Okay
then I’ll play along, and take a nap, but I somehow feel they have a different
agenda for me, and then I become angry again.
I keep feeling mixed emotions, ranging from anger and resentment to
sorrow and regret. What is most irritating for me, is these three young girls,
my sister Kaylee especially, as she is years younger than me, who continue to
taunt me to repentance, shame and humiliation.
Being put down for a short nap like a baby is one thing, but would mom
listen to them and keep me here all day? Oh no, is she really is going to do
this to me? I try to hide my feelings, but I fail as Kaylee catches me in a
moment of regret.
-“Is my big baby brother starting to regret
being such a big bad meanie, is he now?” Kaylee scolds condescendingly.
I am paralyzed to retort and she continues. “Well then, perhaps mom should
put you to bed early more often”.
I breathed
deeply. My sister seemed to have sealed my fate. And then mom spoke to me like
an infant, as my heart dropped.
-“There,
there John! All better now! Mr. Sun is gone again for yet another day. You will
thank your sweet sister for your new curtains, as she was so kind in suggesting
them, so that you can sleep in peace, without any daylight bothering you. You
do remember the last time I put you to bed, don’t you?” Mom comments amusedly.
-“Yes
baby brother. I know I do! You were so like crabby and cranky like a
wickle ickle baby! And you whined… and complained…. And whined some more…” Kaylee
decreed.
-
…”That it was just too sunny outside to have to go to bed so early”. Janessa finished stating.
-“Yes,
yes, do you remember brother dear?? Well, worry no more,
sleep a lot more! Hahahahahaha” Kaylee chuckled sarcastically along
with her cousins. Mom then gave me a direct order.
-“
Now you big baby, it is time that you thank Kaylee, and I suggest you do it
politely”. Mom orders with arms folded. I hesitate,
but mom glares back and I relent unwillingly.
-“Thank
you Kaylee!” I mumble pitifully. I really hate my
sister, always provoking me. She is the reason I am tucked away in bed. I know
it. And mom allows her to ridicule and mock me without consequence. Now she is
looking at me scornfully.
-“Oh,
my pleasure big baby brother, my pleasure, indeed!
Kaylee adds in a patronizing and amused manner, and adds: “Now I shall give my big not so
sweet baby brother a kissy wissy on his cheeky weeky!” She continued in
syrupy mockery. Then Kaylee took out
a stick of strawberry lipgloss and applied it heavily to her lips. She grinned
and leaned over me again. I tried to evade her, by tossing my head back and
forth, but to no avail. She kissed my forehead multiple times, knowing how much
it annoyed me. The scent of her little girl perfume and that horrid lip-gloss
lingered then she whispered softly to me: “Oh if I have my way, you will spend a lot
more time in bed, and never see that girlfriend of yours ever again, sweet
brother!”
I
became worried, despite my arrogance, being older and my disdain for my little
sister. Mom always believed her. I was the only one ever punished regardless of
who started it, and she knew she had the upper hand. But then, I was
interrupted by mom’s voice…
-“See
Baby John how caring your sister is for you. You should be so ashamed for
picking on her like you do”. Mom sternly
stated ”Oh yes you should!” But Kaylee was not so convinced.
-“Yes,
shame, shame baby cousin” Adeline squealed in
delight.
-“Oh I
agree Adeline. Naughty, naughty wickle babykins…” adds Janessa.
-“Mom??
His apology was not as sincere as it should be….” Kaylee
sighed with contempt.
-“I
agree. Once downstairs, we will discuss his punishment for that”. Mom
sternly replied. I then blurted out….
-“We?
Why must you discuss me with them? That’s not fair mom! I’m already being
punished”…I bellowed. Mom shook her head in
disagreement. “You will be punished for your sulkiness downstairs this morning. I
really don’t care if you want to act sulky and cranky, as long as you are sulky
and cranky in bed, and not downstairs with us.” Mom hisses. “And furthermore, for now you are in bed to
calm you down. We shall tell you your
punishment later”.
-“Well
must they be allowed to discuss it with you? Why mom??”
-“Because
you continue your crankiness and sulking in front of your sweet sister and both
your cousins. They have every right to be apart of your punishment. Now shut
up”. Then
mom turns to the girls.
-You
see girls; this is how a naughty little boy behaves; always teasing little
girls. He rambles on and on like a grumpy baby, proving that he is over-tired
and belongs in bed…. “
-“It
looks like someone deserves some peace and quiet too!” Janessa
declares.
-“And
we need some too!” Kaylee interjects with
enthusiasm. Then adds: “Maybe even for the rest of the day too!”
-“That
would be wonderful!” shouts Adeline
ironically.
-“Mom,
will we tell him what his punishment will be?” Kaylee
asks enthusiastically.
-“Perhaps,
if he is not so sulky by then…. What’s the matter Kaylee?”
-“He
needs a good spanking mother right now!” Kaylee
interjects happily.
-“I
agree. And then we need to get some breakfast…”
-“Oh
yes mom! Oh yes…Can I do it? Oh please? And an apology too?” Kaylee
shouts with amusement. Mom adds sternly with an amused grin.
-“I
think you should!” She then turns to John.
“Perhaps
after being punished by your little sister, you just might start minding your
manners in the future”. Mom laughs. John looks very unhappy.
‘-Oh
goody! John’s gonna get a spanking. John’s gonna get a spanking!” Adeline
wails in nursery chant.
‘”Way
to go Kaylee! You rock girl! A good spankee wankee for a big bad baby waby.
Smack him good and hard….” Janessa shouts
and claps.
You
naughty little baby, first you will stand before me, get moving now!” Kaylee
commands. John hesitates, after all mom dressed him in an outfit that will
prove to be very humiliating for him, and does not want to be seen by these
little irritating and annoying girls. Mom uncovers him and pulls on his ear,
making him get out of bed. The shrill laughter that followed made him feel very
humiliated.
-“Oh
look, oh my…. that is like so funny…”Adeline giggles uncontrollably.
-“Yes
but he looks so baby sweet in pink girls, moue Cheri?” Kaylee giggles.
-Kneel down John”. She commands with
amusement.
John does so and
finds himself eye to eye with his little sister who is now in control, despite
his older age. He finds this repulsive and not to his liking as she holds his
chin and makes him focus on her face.
He resents her long black glossy fingernails as she gingerly makes him
comply with her wishes.
-: Now you will repeat each word I say and you
had better act truly sorry”. She
mocks him sternly.
-“I am truly sorry for upsetting my dear,
sweet, kind and always good little sister!”
Kaylee recites, and then admonishes him. “I said every word now!”
I am truly sorry for upsetting my dear,
sweet, kind and always good little sister!”
John mumbles unconvincingly, looking straight at Kaylee, then turning his eyes
away.
-“That was rude! Perhaps I should suggest to
mom that you should stay in bed all… day… long… then. Would you like that? And
miss your own birthday party? “ Kaylee ads sternly. As she holds my
chin so I look up at her. “For now you shall get a spanking!” A now very disturbed Kaylee scolds
him amongst the giggles and mocking laughter.
-“Bend
over the bed now, so I can spank you.!” Kaylee
commands. John does so, and his pink panty clad bottom is in full view of
everyone. Mom hands her a long handled stiff bristled bath brush, and she
accepts willingly.
-“This
one is for mom, this one is for your dear sweet sister, and this one is for
Janessa…”
Kaylee applies
the bristles of the long hairbrush very hard across his now red and tender
bottom. He winces at each blow and whimpers. After a number of blows, she stops
reluctantly.
-“I could go on and on, but I am hungry for
breakfast and there is always later….” But Kaylee was not yet finished,
and added with a sarcastic grin: “He still needs to be punished for his very
bad apology mom!”
-“I agree Kaylee, what do you suggest?” mom
concurs. Kaylee walks over and whispers to her, while grinning straight at me.
-“I want
him to stay in bed for the rest of today. That would please me a lot mom! Oh
please??” The cousins heard her and shook their heads
in agreement. John wondered what was being said.
-“That would please us too!” giggled
both Janessa and Adeline.
-“Well we can discuss that downstairs when we
plan his punishment as I said earlier”. Mom adds sternly.
Kaylee looked at
me with a sniggering grin and chuckled. Then she addressed me:
-“You
need a lot of rest baby brother…ha-ha -ha- ha”
Mom then
interrupted.
-“We
need to go now girls, our breakfast is waiting. And as for you John…. The girls
have locked up your clothes. There is nothing for you to read, no TV to watch,
no radio for you to listen to, no phone, and no clock… There will be no snacks,
no visitors either…”
-“ No talking, making noise, getting up,
or staying awake once we leave you to sleep…” Kaylee
adds. Mom folds her arms, shaking her head and looking very serious.
-“Do
you understand?”
-“Ye…Y…
Yes…But…”
-NO
BUTS! It’s your bedtime now, so go to beddy-byes and sleep soundly. We will
return after we have had our breakfast, perhaps or even later…. Now let’s go
girls”.
-But
can I get up, oh please? Don’t leave me here all day…. I want breakfast too… oh
please??”
Kaylee looks
back on him and shakes her head in disagreement. “Not if I can help it brother
dear!” she sneers.
Mom stood at the
bedroom door after kissing me. Kaylee grinned as she put on a heavy coating of
that strawberry scented lip-gloss and advised her cousins to do the same. Then
she kissed me again and again all over my face, despite my resistance and
Janessa and Adeline filed her lead. I was covered in strawberry lip-gloss. I
was then barraged with a cacophony of mockeries, giggles and condescending
laughter that only served to annoy me even more.
-“Have a nice nap, baby cousin, or is it
nighty night for you already?”
-“Beddy-byes for cranky wittle babykins,
cootchie, cootchie, sweetums!”
-“Don’t let the bedbugs bite, nasty one.
With you in bed, we can play better”.
Kaylee covers
her brother up to his neck, and tucks in his many layers of blankets and
comforters. Then she tells him what he is about to miss.
-“Oh too bad you can’t join us for breakfast.
We are having all your favorites like home fries and ham, eggs and
sausage. Mmmm, yum, yum for us, but bed
is just so right for you anyway!”
-“Time girls, let’s go.
The girls all
left giggling and laughing.
-“It’s
8:45am John. Have a nice quiet nap, so we can enjoy our breakfast. No noise or
you’ll be punished. It’s sleepy time for my naughty boy now! Night!” Mom
scolds.
The door is
swiftly closed, followed by the sound of a key being turned in the lock. The
room goes from a well-lit one to a completely dark environment, by the closing
and locking of the door. The sudden deadened room comes alive again with
muffled wicked pre-teen giggling, laughter and mockeries from all three little
girls, just outside my bedroom door. After much cacophony and jubilation about
me, they descend back downstairs still laughing and making comments; their
footsteps start to fade slowly, and the bedroom becomes very quiet and
peaceful. Aside from the mockeries that fade quickly, it is almost deafening in
the bedroom where I am now confined. They don’t seem to be concerned about me
at all, or that I am to miss a great breakfast. Perhaps they will let me up
shortly. I can only hope. But for now, I am still very angry and not at all
happy with my forced situation. Then I turn my head slightly, and I can hear
red robins whistling in the nearby trees, little children laughing and playing,
lawn mowers, cars driving by, shouting, crying, laughing, music, dogs barking
and all the wonderful sounds of people enjoying themselves.
-“Aw too bad my wickle-ickle big baby
brother has to go to bed, poor dear! NOT! (Giggle)”
-“Oh yes, poor dear indeed! He deserves it
and more. Come on, let’s go downstairs and play his new video games. At least
now, he can’t bother us, oh goody!” Kaylee exclaims with mocking
laughter.
-“You are so right Janessa and Adeline. Oh
sssh, its beddy-bye time for an older nasty boy, like who cares about him
anyhow. We won’t have to worry about him pestering us anymore today, hurrah!” Kaylee states jubilantly.
-“Now
girls. It’s time to go downstairs and have some breakfast. More guests will be
arriving and we need to be there to greet them. But during breakfast we can
discuss a few matters concerning John’s punishment. Shall we?”
Mom exclaims.
Their voices
fade away soon after, as they head back downstairs. As I lay awake in my bed at
only 9:00am, I am angry, yet sad bored yet annoyed and thinking of revenge, but
leaning towards forgiveness. How did I ever get into this mess? How could I allow this to happen? Okay I
admit, most of the times I was callous towards my little sister, my cousins and
her friends, but today I was not! I am not to blame. But nonetheless, mom
blamed me anyway and at the insistence of those three wretched! Oh how I
despise little girls! This is the day
of my birthday party and I am in bed? Oh that is so wrong! Oh no, my girlfriend
was invited today. What will she say? What will she think? Oh no, come back,
let me up, oh please, oh no, I can’s stay in bed, I can’t. I’m not a baby or
naughty child though my little sister and cousins say I am. It is quieter now,
as the laughter and mockeries of my two young cousins, Janessa and Adeline and
my little sister, Kaylee fades away along with their footsteps as they head
back downstairs. The silence is deadening. It is intentional I’m sure punished
in complete solitude, all alone and in complete darkness. I am 19 years old! My
sister Kaylee is only 10 years old, Janessa is 8 years old and Adeline is 9
years old. And these little witches got me in trouble. They are brats, I tell
you. I am angry because of them.
It is not only
extremely quiet in this room, but my clever mother and sister, had special
window treatments made just for me. The shutters close and lock from inside,
and then mother had made lined curtains in plaid for the room. The lining is a
hermetically sealed material that blocks 100% of the sunlight from entering.
And it works! It is so dark in here, I can’t see about the room, despite the
fact that it is sunny and very hot outside. It is very hot in here too, covered
by many layers of quilts and wool blankets, brushed cotton sheets and
pillowcases. I am told they will help me to sleep faster, and they must work,
because already, minutes after being left alone, I fall asleep…