So Mad got in a little trouble the other night and ended up in a time out--kinda. It consisted of sitting in one of our living room chairs, "thinking it over," while trying to get her Ema to talk to her and let her out of her prison. After she sat there for a bit, I explained to her that she seemed to be able to be respectful to her art camp counselor and our friends who take care of her some afternoons, but that when she gets home she seems to have a difficult time being respectful to us. Then I asked her what she thought we might do to improve this situation and what better choices she might make. Her response: "I'm going to need another couple minutes."
Yup, she's even got the mug shot to go with the incarceration! :)
Love you all!
Posted by: grandpa pat and grandma 'zona | Thursday, June 30, 2011 at 04:57 PM
She'll have a full book of famous quotes by her tenth birthday. We need to get a picture of her with a turkey too. Love, Dad
Posted by: grandpa pat and grandma 'zona | Friday, July 01, 2011 at 03:07 PM
That's for sure--on both the mug shot & famous quotes!
Posted by: Jen | Friday, July 01, 2011 at 03:48 PM
To just continue the story: after she had her "couple minutes," she told us that the reason why she has such a hard time being respectful is because her Ema makes us grill all the time. You see, as Mad was spinning around in her "think it over" chair, she kept kicking her foot on a bag of charcoal. Apparently, if we didn't grill once a week, she would be able to control herself. Lol.
Posted by: Jen | Friday, July 01, 2011 at 03:52 PM