So my little Princess has been grounded since Wednesday. She was supposed to be grounded just until the end of today, but yesterday, she earned herself a grounding all the way through Sunday.
What did she do? She lied. Not a huge lie or anything . . . just a bunch of little lies. We even [...]
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Grounded
A Slippery Slope
I never had video games growing up. My video game exposure was limited to Donkey Kong and Ms. Pac Man at the bowling alley every Saturday morning! I remember getting our first and only video game console at home - an Intellivision! Oh the graphics on that . . . and the many keyed touch [...]
Disappointing Our Kids
I was reading an article on Baby Center about 12 discipline tactics that really work. Imagine my happiness when I saw the one that said we shouldn’t be afraid to disappoint our kids. How true is that! I know so many parents that don’t want their children to ever feel sad or disappointed, so they [...]
The New Junk Drawer
We got our carpets cleaned yesterday - and in the process I noticed how heavy one of the rolly toy thingies was getting - a brief look in to one of the drawers and I realized it was full of junk toys - you know, Happy Meal toys, cheesy toys from the salon/restaurant, etc. Heck, my [...]
Calling All Trucks, Dolls, Tea Cups, and Matchbox Cars
One of the many decisions Hubby and I made regarding our children early on was that no personal items leave the house with them. No matchbox cars, dolls, stuffed animals, or any other toy leaves the house. Not even mimi (their favorite blanket). This made leaving the house when they were smaller SOOO easy. We grabbed the [...]