JJJ
Active Member
She is having problems with lying. Never anything major, just run of the mill teenage lying. But it is driving me nuts! I finally had it and she has just been given the biggest punishment of her life (no electronics, scrub the bathroom and extra schoolwork, and stuck in her room!).
While I'm explaining the punishment to her, Eeyore sticks his head around the door and the look on his face was priceless -- completely google-eyed and mouth wide open. "I'm glad I was never that bad Piglet. Wow, you must have really done something bad."
It was all I could do to not bust up laughing! Eeyore, as a difficult child, has of course done worse things but with him it is teach-consequence-repeat and big punishments have no impact because he forgets why he is in trouble.
He has had a complex about "perfect Piglet" for a while now but I think this summer has changed his mind. First, she had a much harder summer packet to complete for school and now this! He said he no longer wishes he was her and is happy to be himself. (Odd way to build self-esteem but I'll take it!)
While I'm explaining the punishment to her, Eeyore sticks his head around the door and the look on his face was priceless -- completely google-eyed and mouth wide open. "I'm glad I was never that bad Piglet. Wow, you must have really done something bad."
It was all I could do to not bust up laughing! Eeyore, as a difficult child, has of course done worse things but with him it is teach-consequence-repeat and big punishments have no impact because he forgets why he is in trouble.
He has had a complex about "perfect Piglet" for a while now but I think this summer has changed his mind. First, she had a much harder summer packet to complete for school and now this! He said he no longer wishes he was her and is happy to be himself. (Odd way to build self-esteem but I'll take it!)