Am I the only mom out there who has to REPEATEDLY remind her kids of the rules of the house?? Lately around here it's been
Me - "Do we bring food downstairs??"
Usually one of the girls - "No"
Me - "Then why did you bring crackers, yogurt, raisins, drink boxes, ICE CREAM?!?! downstairs??
Girl - "Sorry mommy, it was Maren/Lauren (blame each other) that brought it down.
For Christmas Santa brought our boys a voice recorder thing that can then speed up or slow down your voice. Here's things I'd record on it to be repeated throughout the day:
"We don't bring food downstairs!!!"
"Lift the seat when you pee!!!"
"Make your bed!!"
"When you practice the piano you're supposed to do more than just SIT on the piano bench!!"
"The couches are NOT a playground!!"
Anyway, the list goes on. My problem is, why is it that they don't get it through their heads??? I feel like I'm a pretty stern mom, I don't let my kids walk all over me. I'm very clear as to the rules in our house. What's the deal?!?!
Sometimes I want to just give up and let our house go to pot, don't empty the garbage, tidy rooms, do laundry etc. I wonder though....how long it would take the natives to even notice a difference??
Monday, February 16, 2009
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
9 comments:
well, all hell would probably break loose first (as they would sense the chief was laying low)... then it would hit them but they'd wonder why the cleaning fairy had somehow missed their house this go round.
let's face it, kids are sneaky. if they can get away with food downstairs, they will. even though they know mom lays down the law and they know they're breaking it.
Its the same reason they cut up the foamy things that fit between your toes when you paint them. Common sense retarded. Noelle suffers from the same disease.
Ummmmmm, I'm pretty sure the answer to your question is NEVER! My boys are oblivious to disgusting toilets, dishes in the sink, dog hair all over the carpet, unmade beds, toys scattered about, and overflowing laundry hampers. The only thing they would notice, if I were to give up, would be the food. They are always more than aware that a mealtime is on the horizon. Other than that, we could live in squaller and noone would care but ME (and maybe Warren, but that's a big maybe).
Cracking up. Been there, done that. Every day!
I agree, doesn't matter what the house rules are if you think you can do it without being caught. They just aren't smart enough (yet) to be sneaky.
Ha ha... I just found your blog from facebook (since we're officially "friends" now, you know) and I had to comment on this because I just pulled 2 NASTY old smooshed grapes out of my couch. Apparently I'm not getting through either. And I LOVE that you called them Natives! Perfect!!
I am with you Denise. Only, my problem is with Walker alone. He just doesn't get it. No matter how scary I can be. For example, the kid has no volume control. Every sound out of his mouth is Loud, no matter how many times I ask him to talk quietly. Good luck. p.s. That was my deleted comment. I had a spelling mistake!
Sounds like you need a trip to NYC. Catch a show. Go with girlfriends. It might be fun.
The older my kids get, the worse they are at smuggling food out of the kitchen. DRIVES ME INSANE!!! I think they must practice the I've-never-heard-that-rule-look in the womb.
Post a Comment