A dramatic six-year-old was having a hard time convincing her mom that she needed to go to the Spring dance in Vancouver, Washington.

Athena was told that she probably wouldn’t make the dance later in the week. Her dramatic response was full of emotion and revealed the potentially severe consequences. “If my mind doesn’t go to the spring dance, it is going to blow up,” Athena said.

Mom April caught the whole thing on camera and explained that the story escalated rather quickly. Credit: Pheanutbutter Jellybeans via Storyful