As most of you know, Lexi Kate is quiet a handful when it comes to obedience. And, hopefully, most of you understand that I am exhausted and haven't been very good and enforcing rules lately. Realizing that this is spiraling out of control, I am back on board. Last night LK refused to obey on the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd time I gave her a command. So, no tv it was. She repeatedly said she was sorry, and insisted she deserved tv time again. She wanted to know why if she apologized she still had to pay the consequence. She was even very, very sorry. But, we stuck to our guns and didn't watch tv.
This morning, LK informed everyone that she was disobedient last night, said she was sorry, and even though she apologized she had to pay consequences. She said today she was going to listen the 1st time so she could watch tv.
And now it is 4:30, we didn't get a good nap today, and we seem to have forgotten our lesson from yesterday. Now, we are explaining again why if we "polergize" we still have to pay "conquences". And parenting doesn't get any worse than this. How do you keep from laughing when your sweet 2 year old is saying "Disobedient, apologize, and consequences all in the same conversation." Not to mention she repeatedly says she is so very sorry.
hahaha I could just see you two in my mind having that conversation and had to smile! Hope today is a better day!
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