Posts Tagged by Bedtime
“Mom . . . where’s my gluestick [pencil, pen, scissors, crayons, colored pencils, extra paper, etc]?” “Mom . . . I forgot [can't find] my school supplies [lunch, notes, homework, permission slip, etc] today.” “Mom . . . you have homework! Here! I need them done by tomorrow!” (as they hand me 20+ papers to… Continue reading . . .
Ok – so I have to share one of my other attempts at parenting with honor and love – and teaching my kids how to make their own wise choices. Last week the kids had been sent to bed, but they were doing their usual – running between rooms, laughing, talking, and goofing off (we… Continue reading . . .
I was trying to think of something that she really wouldn’t like so that she would suddenly “become tired” – so I said “oh great! I really need the kitchen floor mopped!” I was expecting a disgusted face and extreme fatigue to set in quickly – but instead I got “ooo – ooo . . . I LOVE to mop!!” as she jumped up and down clapping her hands! 
uh oh.
But the funniest was – that my youngest daughter all of a sudden was sitting on her bed, bouncing up and down saying “I love to mop too! I want to mop!” Dang it! My plan backfired! I couldn’t have them both mopping (because they would just play) – so I told my youngest daughter – “Oh hon, you are so tired. I’ll let you mop tomorrow. It’s ok.”
Our mop ended up being broken, so Meg did a few other chores. Wendy all of a sudden appeared downstairs saying she had cleaned her room (Wow -where did that energy come from?!) and she wanted to mop still. In the end, I sent her back up to bed, which resulted in her crying and sobbing because she couldn’t mop! 
I laughed as I told my husband – “I can’t believe I have a daughter upstairs so upset because she can’t do chores! And I can’t believe I’m not letting her!” It was too funny. I think next time the chore will be to clean the rat cage or kitty litter box. I know no one likes cleaning those! It’s best to be prepared for any and every possible scenario that they throw back at me (Dr.’s Cline & Fay would agree – Parenting with Love and Logic). I really didn’t think that one through all the way!
Do you have a funny parenting story? Please tell me and post it below! I’d love to hear it!
