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April 20, 2007
Too frustrated for words, and at a loss for action
I gave Jamie a real in-your-face kind of lecture today. Because she got Katie a napkin.
It wasn't *really* because she got her a napkin. I mean, that would be a good thing, right? But she did it minutes after I told her that Katie didn't need a napkin, no one did, because they were eating Goldfish, a napkin-free snack.
My kids are good kids, but I swear to god, sometimes think they're missing a key piece of anatomy required for hearing. I'm so sick of saying the same thing over and over. And I'm even more sick of saying them over and over, and still not being obeyed.
"Can I do this?"
"[Unequivocal] No."
"But I want to do this."
"I said no."
"Well, I really want to do this."
How the hell do you reply to that? I mean, by the third time I'm losing my patience. I didn't waffle, I didn't quiver. I'm not shy with the word, and I don't ever back down.
Or how about:
"Go downstairs, Katie"
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"Go downstairs, Katie"
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"Go downstairs, Katie!"
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Posted by me at April 20, 2007 9:03 PM