Wednesday, July 30, 2014

EMPTY THREATS

The Princess, "Mom,  mom, mom. " ('Cause she always repeats it three times.)  "I just had my first, actual argument with The Pearl."

What happened?

The Princess: 

The Pearl got out a game and scattered the pieces all over the family room.

I told her to clean it up when she was done and she flat out refused and told me to clean it up.

I said, "No, you have to clean it up," but she ignored me and started getting out a new game.  I told her, "Hey.  You need to clean up this mess first."

She said, "No."

I said, "OK I'll tell mom."

She said, "No, I'LL tell mom."

"What, that I didn't clean up your mess?"

Then The Pearl stormed out of the room. 

She came back in two minutes later and I said, "You still need to clean up this mess."     

And she did.