Walking into the game room where the children were suppose to be playing with their toys, but instead the TV is on...
Me: (turning off the TV with the best look of disappointment I could muster on my face) Jack, what do you think your punishment should be?
Jack: (thinking for quite awhile) I think we should cut my hands off so I can never turn the TV on again.
Me: Well, I think that is a little severe. Do you think it would be fair to not have any TV this weekend?
Jack: No, that isn't fair!
Me: What do you think is fair?
Jack: How about I sit on the stairs?
Me: No, I don't think that punishment fits the crime.
Jack: Okay, I guess your idea is the best.
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5 comments:
man your kids come up with some goooood stuff! brilliant i tell ya!
That's great! Such wonderful surprises we get from our kids' mouths. You've got to like the fact that he's learning to negotiate! lol
He already knew he didn't want the punishment that was coming, how crafty of him to try to come up with others. I mean, cut his hands off, what a trip.
When I would ask my kids what their punishment should be for their offensive my oldest would always come up with something way too harsh. I think it was a ploy to get me to think she already saw the error of her ways and then I would go easier on her..yes, it usually worked!
I think maybe he was playing the "joker" card...maybe if he can get you laughing hard enough, you'll forget to punish him??
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