Drains, Discipline, and a Derriere
Drains
As I'm brushing "I's" teeth the water is running in the sink. We both notice that said water is not making the usual downward spiraling motion. The conversation that follows:
I: Mom, I did something wrong.
Me: What, honey?
I: I put cantaloupe in the sink.
My Thoughts: !#$%?&*! $#!%&????
Me: Well, we can fix that. Where should you have put the cantaloupe if you didn't want it?
I: In the trash.
My Thoughts: Trash. Sink. Trash. Sink. (Adult brain unable to compute confusion between the two.)
Me: That's right. Please do that next time.
I: K, mom. I'm sorry.
Me: Thank you.
My Thoughts: Damn you're cute - even when you're a pain in the rear.
Discipline
Sunday night ended with "I" needing some discipline. He was uncooperative to say the least. After two rounds of, "If you don't do xyz, then I take away abc." I succeeded in confiscating his Leapster game and a small backpack housing several of his most prized toys. He was still refusing to cooperate (the maniacal seen that ensued will be left to your imagination).
After some much needed sleep for both of us, we faced the morning. I sat on the couch with him and asked him if he remembered what happened the night before.
Me: Do you remember what happened last night?
I: Yes mom. Do you?
My Thoughts: What the heck? Of course I remember. Little bugger!
Me: Yes. Why do you ask that?
I: Because you don't usually remember my disciplines.
My Thoughts: Little buddy, you have me so pegged. Busted!
I must admit. As a single mom, sometimes I do forget after the ridiculousness of the day or night or whatever, the exact consequence that I was trying to enforce in order to train and teach my boys. You know those days when you're at the grocery story and you administer the, "when we get home, you're gonna have a time out." Or late in the evening you dish out the, "I'm taking your gameboy for the day tomorrow." But when you get home or when tomorrow comes, well, you forget. At least I do sometimes. Ugh.
So I started writing consequences down. So far it's worked for a day.
A Derriere
despite the padding
my ass is screaming loudly
please stay off that bike!
19 comments:
Soon enough you will build up some sweet callouses on the young derriere. I need to use my spinning bike more often.
Your kid sounds like an observant child. Do you have a garbage disposal in your sink? I hear those Leap Frog gadgets are very good for kids. I will hit you up for advice soon.
i just keep getting on.
no disposal in the bathroom sink ;-)
yes, we just got the Leapster LMAX for I this January. It has greatly helped is reading progress. And it's lots of fun! Anytime!
Oh, all of our bathrooms have disposals. It's handy when eating and taking a dump. Okay, that was totally uncalled for and I apologize. We don't have any disposals in our house so I'm quite jealous. Our food scraps typically end up in the compost.
Leapster LMAX. Okay, this has been noted when my future son/daughter is born and attempting to read. Hey, did you watch any of the Tour of California?
egan - now i've led you astray. no disposals in any sinks here.
when mathilda is born, she may not be quite ready to read. i think perhaps you should invest in a book on child development mr. lessinges. (hehe)
missed it. was it on one of the main networks?
too funny!
katie - yes, funny. but the little bugger is putting grey in my hair!
Hope you were able to get the cantelope out? Please keep sharing...your stories are priceless and in the future you will enjoy sharing them with I's children..he he.
hey there shoes! love when you come by :) the canteloupe? well, i need to get something to unclog the drain...it's too far down now to go in after it! yeah, when I has his first born i should just send him my blog link and tell him to start reading!
Oh, he's funny.
But I hate to tell you this, cantaloupe is really meant to go down the sink. A bunch of scientists just proved this a couple weeks back, this discovery got lost amidst all the racket everyone was making about global warming.
Very very funny. Ha, our baby will be reading before walking and swimming with the first year. I will make sure this happens. Oh, and speaking French by two. Maybe I should read some child development blogs, books are for losers. Mathilda? That brought a grin to my face. Huh, might we have a winner?
The Tour of California was on Versus, formerly known as OLN.
seb - damn, i missed that report! wonder if gore missed it too.
egan - hey, the speaking french by two is a possibility. i would have loved for my kids to have been exposed to a language in the home (other than english:) your little one will be priviledged to have that! C'est possible que le nom de ton bebe est Mathilde. Qu'est-ce qui sera la surnom? Tilly? Matty?
i only have the major network channels. was it a good race?
word verification:
gnaleh = the chewing motion used to eat stale challah bread.
As I read your description of your conversation with "I", I can so hear him speaking...and your "thoughts" back are so you...
I love when you share those conversations, it makes me feel like I"m right there with you guys :)
My youngest, "P", got himself in serious hot water last night...caught lying on his reading log! They all do it at one time or another...but it still breaks your heart that they would actually lie to you. Anyway, as far as consequences go, he didn't seem too phased by my taking away some of his privileges...and he told me so! But the fact that I made him confess to his teacher just about tore him in half.
Love the HOT PANTS...can't wait to go riding with you :)
sista! P is such a doll. I'm proud of him for his confession to his teacher. My L would rather me take every toy he owns than have to make such a confession.
i can't wait to ride with you too! xoxo
Too funny but I having 4 kids I know how you feel. Love 'em but thanks for the extra work.
mary - 4 kids! good for you! sometimes a read your blog knowing your kids are grown and think, "okay, i'll get there too. one day at a time."
Kids seem to just cut through all the crap and nail you at every opportunity - its tough trying to keep ahead of them huh! Bless them!!
jake - yep, you nailed it. it is tough to keep up. seems that the verbal and bright ones make it even more exhausting.
I flushed a deck of cards and a matchbox car down the toilet as a kid but I never would have thought to put cantaloupe in the sink.
melliferous pants - boy, you have my little one beat! reminds me of a book i read to my boys when they were little where the little one flushed a watch down the toilet. oi! thanks for visiting!
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