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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 566454" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>I know exactly what you mean. I usually call it "taking the show on the road". As in, <em>"I<em>f </em>the kids are acting like maniacs right now - why in the world would we want to take this show on the road and put them in the car to try and go do something?</em>" husband almost never understood what I was talking about.</p><p></p><p>However, I have found that the kids were able to hold it together if they thought they were doing something important "for" me. There have been times when I have sat them down and talked to them just the way I suggested to you - and they (usually difficult child) have come up with something that really surprised me.</p><p></p><p>One time, for example, difficult child wanted to go out for ice cream. I was angry and upset and didn't want to. I sat down and explained that going for ice cream wasn't any fun for me if I had to deal with (whatever it was that was happening at home at the moment - I can't remember specifically). difficult child thought about it and suggested that SHE would get all of her chores done, AND wash my car, AND use her own money to pay for the ice cream. I told her that if she did those things, I was sure I would feel much better about going out for ice cream.</p><p></p><p>She did everything she said - and so we went for ice cream. It turned out to be a very nice time.</p><p></p><p>I don't know that it would work for a whole, long vacation. But maybe start with little things here and there? </p><p></p><p>Let your kids come up with a way to do something nice for YOU. They might surprise you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 566454, member: 6546"] I know exactly what you mean. I usually call it "taking the show on the road". As in, [I]"I[I]f [/I]the kids are acting like maniacs right now - why in the world would we want to take this show on the road and put them in the car to try and go do something?[/I]" husband almost never understood what I was talking about. However, I have found that the kids were able to hold it together if they thought they were doing something important "for" me. There have been times when I have sat them down and talked to them just the way I suggested to you - and they (usually difficult child) have come up with something that really surprised me. One time, for example, difficult child wanted to go out for ice cream. I was angry and upset and didn't want to. I sat down and explained that going for ice cream wasn't any fun for me if I had to deal with (whatever it was that was happening at home at the moment - I can't remember specifically). difficult child thought about it and suggested that SHE would get all of her chores done, AND wash my car, AND use her own money to pay for the ice cream. I told her that if she did those things, I was sure I would feel much better about going out for ice cream. She did everything she said - and so we went for ice cream. It turned out to be a very nice time. I don't know that it would work for a whole, long vacation. But maybe start with little things here and there? Let your kids come up with a way to do something nice for YOU. They might surprise you. [/QUOTE]
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