There is one thing I do not like about being a mom....back talking girls! Rylee seems to have aproblem with this lately, and I just don't know what to do with her. Monday the kids got out early from school for a teacher's meeting, so I thought they would have a good day and good attitudes because they would have lots of time to play. I was wrong. When Ry had a bad attitude, I told her she couldn't play with friends. "I don't care" was her reply. But she did care when 3 friends called to play and one came over! She then went in to bother Pyper since Ry's biggest joy in life is to tease her sisters. Pyper lost it and smacked Rylee hard on her back. So, Pyp's friends got taken away too. Her reply was the same as Rylee's. What to do? They were now home for 3 hours before Dave would be home, and they couldn't go play. I decided to make them suffer by cleaning my baseboards- a job I HATE to do! So, I gave them a bucket of soapy water and put them to work. The plan backfired on me because it wasn't a punishment...they loved it! They had a great time cleaning. We turned on music, and they cleaned for quite a while. They laughed and were just happy as could be. I hope they start getting along better but if not, hey, at least they can do the dirty work for me!
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