Punishment

So once again a post without pictures. But I have been pondering today on punishment.

I am babysitting Lexie today, but had a lot of grocery shopping to do. Since taking 3 kids with me seems like a huge task my sweet friend Jessica offered to let Sadie go play with her little girl for an hour or so while I went to the store. Well Sadie was very excited about this but had a hard time listening this morning. After several warnings about getting out the door and into her car seat or we wouldn't have time to drop her off before meeting Lexie's mom-she insisted on throwing a fit because she didn't want to ride in her car seat, she wanted to ride up front next to me. Once again after several times asking her to get in her seat and more warnings I physically picked her up and put her in her seat myself. We then drove out of the drive way and turned the corner in the opposite direction of Jessica's house. She is sad- but she was warned! She doesn't get a friend if she can't listen. We go to the grocery store and while there I get to listen to her throw fits about not getting : lip gloss, a bob the builder drink, a watermelon, etc..., and she managed to get her toe bumped by the cart and cry very very loudly about that. On the drive home she dumps a bag of animal cracker crumbs onto her chair the floor and over the back of the chair into the passenger seat. She also says she has to go potty-"We're almost there, you can make it" I tell her. We get home I'm unloading groceries and she runs into the house. 

Doesn't quite make it. 

So to sum up my story. As I am cleaning up her little accident off the carpet- I can't help but wonder who really got punished this morning when I didn't let her go to her friends. Me or Her? 

What are your thoughts on this? Please share!