The end of an era

For the last few months my washer has been making noise when it agitates so I figured the end was near. Today I noticed that it is only agitating about 1/3 of the time. This washer has a story to tell. Can you see the dings all over the front of it where the enamel is knocked off? I had not had my washer very long, maybe only a few weeks. On this partucular day I came downstairs to find a hammer laying in front of the washer with all these dings in it. Caleb was 5 and Jordan was 3 at the time. "Caleb!!!"...."Get downstairs now!!". The conversation went something like this:

Mom: Now Caleb, I know you did this. Why did you do this to Mommy's new washer?

Caleb: I didn't do it Mommy.

Mom: Mommy knows that you did this... now tell the truth!

Caleb: Honest Mommy, I didn't do it.

Mom: Caleb! Mommy is not going to give up until you confess to this and tell Mommy you are sorry!!

Caleb: I didn't do it Mommy!!

This interrogation went on for maybe half an hour. Caleb was not one to fib even at a young age so I should have believed him. Jordan was innocently watching this scene the whole time. Finally she speaks up. "I did it Mommy".

I felt like the worst Mommy ever. It never dawned on me that my sweet innocent 3 year old daughter knew what a hammer was let along how to swing one. That was 13 years ago and we still laugh about it.