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Monday, August 11, 2008

Why Can't My Kids Just Take My Word

I spent from 5 until 6:30 pm repeating the following, "Slow down or someone is going to get hurt." The boys calmed down for about two seconds after each reminder and then resumed chasing each other around the house. I even gave them a "breaks'' where each boy spent five minutes in a different room for 5 minutes to calm down. This had little effect. About three minutes after the time out, they returned to full sprint. At 6:30 pm, a collision occurred. Of course one boy claimed to have hurt his nose, and the other claimed to have hurt his toe. The hurt nose proved more plausible, since that boy was bleeding. I didn't see any actual evidence of a hurt toe. The timing was even more suspicious. The cries of a wounded toe did not commence until his brother received the Thomas the Train ice pack to treat his nose. I hope this flat out rejection of my advice is not indicative of what the teenage years will be like.


A. Elliot's Lesson Learned: "Slow down or someone is going to get hurt."

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posted by Alex Elliot @ 6:20 PM   5 comments
5 Comments:

  • At 8/11/2008 11:03 PM, Blogger Heather said…

    I often ask if anyone can hear me talking for all the results my warnings produce. "Is there sound coming out of my mouth?"

     

  • At 8/12/2008 10:26 AM, Blogger Suzanne said…

    I just keep hoping that at least the voice of experience will teach them what my voice apparently cannot. And I am not quite a big enough person to refrain from saying "I TOLD you that you would get hurt doing that!"

     

  • At 8/12/2008 11:07 AM, Blogger Goofball said…

    ouch

     

  • At 8/12/2008 12:53 PM, Blogger Jen of A2eatwrite said…

    It's their sworn duty not to listen when they are teens. ;-)

     

  • At 8/12/2008 4:49 PM, Blogger Tracee said…

    I spent all day saying, Can't you girls play without fighting. Anymore and you're going home. Clean up this mess first. Only 1,0000 times.

     
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