Can I go to David’s House?
- Who is David?
- Ask your mother
- mother says to ask me.
- no
Screaming and questions follow.
Dad Explains:
I told her that when she gave me a whole lot of trouble this morning with not wanting to do well - anything, that I would return the favor in the afternoon.
We made the bus, but under a whole lot of unnecessary duress.
I had forgot, but BW reminded me so I held my ground and said no to David, but also: the playground
You are grounded for the afternoon. This means Dad is busy and Mom is busy and we are not your playmates this afternoon and you’re going to have to entertain yourself.
CUE THE SCREAMING.
But it didn’t last long and she avoided me for most of the evening because she knew she was on my shit list. She has been a bit lippy and snarky the past few days and this morning was out of the ordinary so sometimes we just reset the expectations a bit.
My Dad would have called it an attitude adjustment.
That’s not allowable anymore so the best I’ve got is to send her outside where she entertained herself with two buckets and some leaves for a good hour.
It seems that now I don’t write about bedtimes anymore and instead write about mornings and school buses.
I guess this is called progress?
Also. WHO is DAVID?
Until Next Time,
TH and Co.