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<blockquote data-quote="threeCs" data-source="post: 104425" data-attributes="member: 4064"><p>There are days when i think i am qualified to negotiate the middle east peace talks having spent 48 hours with my difficult child.</p><p></p><p>Scene 1</p><p></p><p>The wall clock says 9pm. difficult child's at the computer. Me, weary mom is readying for bed.</p><p></p><p>me: I want you in bed early tonight you have a big test tomoorrow.</p><p></p><p>difficult child: how about shower at ten in bed reading at 10:30 lights off at 11?</p><p></p><p>me: How about shower done before 10 in bed at 10 lights off at 10:30?</p><p></p><p>difficult child: What if i take my shower before 10 and then i can IM until 1030 when i promise i will get right off and into bed?</p><p></p><p>me: No, i want you off of the computer and hour before you get into bed.</p><p></p><p>difficult child: That's ridiculous!...(20 minutes of obsenities and screaming--includes the lines none of my friends have to, stop reading those #$%^#@ studies about kids and sleep, i never get to do anything, you don't trust me to do anything, etc)</p><p></p><p>me: It's now 9:45 Get into the shower.</p><p></p><p>difficult child fumbles an mumbles around his room goes into the bathroom</p><p></p><p>10:15 me: (to bathroom door)--why isn't the water running?--(peek in see difficult child sitting on toliet with psp)</p><p></p><p>me: Give me psp now and GET INTO SHOWER!</p><p></p><p>gsg: i'm pooping! can't i do anything in peace? Why are you always accusing me of doing something wrong? Why do you have to hover. I am sick of this <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/2012/censored2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="censored2 :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" />! (next breath) If i get into the show now, can i stay up until 11?</p><p></p><p>scene ends hear shower running. clock on wall reads 10:50pm. Me: slumped on floor outside of bathroom banging my head against the wall.</p><p></p><p>I keep thinking this constant negotiationg has to have some other pay off... :rolleyes:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="threeCs, post: 104425, member: 4064"] There are days when i think i am qualified to negotiate the middle east peace talks having spent 48 hours with my difficult child. Scene 1 The wall clock says 9pm. difficult child's at the computer. Me, weary mom is readying for bed. me: I want you in bed early tonight you have a big test tomoorrow. difficult child: how about shower at ten in bed reading at 10:30 lights off at 11? me: How about shower done before 10 in bed at 10 lights off at 10:30? difficult child: What if i take my shower before 10 and then i can IM until 1030 when i promise i will get right off and into bed? me: No, i want you off of the computer and hour before you get into bed. difficult child: That's ridiculous!...(20 minutes of obsenities and screaming--includes the lines none of my friends have to, stop reading those #$%^#@ studies about kids and sleep, i never get to do anything, you don't trust me to do anything, etc) me: It's now 9:45 Get into the shower. difficult child fumbles an mumbles around his room goes into the bathroom 10:15 me: (to bathroom door)--why isn't the water running?--(peek in see difficult child sitting on toliet with psp) me: Give me psp now and GET INTO SHOWER! gsg: i'm pooping! can't i do anything in peace? Why are you always accusing me of doing something wrong? Why do you have to hover. I am sick of this :censored:! (next breath) If i get into the show now, can i stay up until 11? scene ends hear shower running. clock on wall reads 10:50pm. Me: slumped on floor outside of bathroom banging my head against the wall. I keep thinking this constant negotiationg has to have some other pay off... [img]:rolleyes:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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