As a mother I try to be firm, loving and fair. I try to teach my kids that for every choice there is a consequence, and if you break a rule, you will get punished.
Well I'll be darned, did you know that if you leave a 2-year-old in a room with a pen you will likely have something that looks like this?
It is much better after I checked the internet, sprayed it with hairspray, goo-gone, stain sticks, alcohol, oxy-clean, and 3 times in the laundry.
Before I dole out the doom (not really) I had to stop and consider all the guilty parties to this fiasco and decide who really deserves it.
Seems like she is the obvious choice since she actually did it, but what floors me is that there was plenty of paper right next to her on the desk.
She can't help but tag or write something (albeit usually backwards) no matter where she goes. Plus she was in the room when it happened AND they were supposed to have lights off and in bed asleep. Notice another tooth missing.
Nope he's totally blameless and absolutely perfect.
He does get these fabulous pens from his different conferences then hoards them in his office in his tempting little black pen holder.
Yeah, let's blame this old gal and put her in time out in her room with a book and no kids. That'll teach her.
Well I'll be darned, did you know that if you leave a 2-year-old in a room with a pen you will likely have something that looks like this?
It is much better after I checked the internet, sprayed it with hairspray, goo-gone, stain sticks, alcohol, oxy-clean, and 3 times in the laundry.Before I dole out the doom (not really) I had to stop and consider all the guilty parties to this fiasco and decide who really deserves it.
Is it the one wielding the pen?
Seems like she is the obvious choice since she actually did it, but what floors me is that there was plenty of paper right next to her on the desk.Is it the one who left the pen to tempt the offender?
She can't help but tag or write something (albeit usually backwards) no matter where she goes. Plus she was in the room when it happened AND they were supposed to have lights off and in bed asleep. Notice another tooth missing.Is it him?
Nope he's totally blameless and absolutely perfect.Is it the father of the offender?
He does get these fabulous pens from his different conferences then hoards them in his office in his tempting little black pen holder.Is it the mother of the offender who was probably distracted by laundry or bills or doing dishes or doing one of her 4 lessons that she prepares per week, or the toilets that need to be scrubbed, or HOA stuff, or thinking about the birthday party or bigbootymama or the Valentine's class party or (she was probably looking at blogs)?
Yeah, let's blame this old gal and put her in time out in her room with a book and no kids. That'll teach her.
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Thanks for finally posting pictures of Brad. And BTW, you look terrific in that last picture.
Oh, and I didn't know pretty pink quilts weren't supposed to have pen on them. I thought they came like that. I'll have to go talk to Claire.