I wish you could all know my seven year-old daughter. Really know her like I get to. She is so funny and sweet and smart and amazing. She is so precocious. Everyday she helps me to see the world a little bit differently through her little eyes. Recently, she decided to jot down some house rules and corresponding punishments that she felt were appropriate. She presented it to me. It is one of my most favorite documents in the whole world.
Here it is, in her own phonetic spelling:
Ruls of bad:
responsable for mess - own $10.00 (
meaning responsible for their own messes-
not cleaned up, owe $10.00...
they don't have $10.00!! ever!)
hit them - own buble gum (
owe bubble gun, which is a HOT commodity amongst our children. Bubble gum... so hot right now!)
break something specil on purpis - time out
yell at somewone - own them toy
do something rood on purpis - lis and megan (
meaning, they can't play with their best friends Liz and Megan)
poke someone in the eye ball on purpis - timeout
get into treats - sit on bed
stele something relly specil - sit on bed 1 hour 25 seconds
talk back to mom dad - not play with each other one day
roll eyeballs - loos mario cart
slam the dorr at someone - pinch us (
for the record, we have never pinched our kids as punishment!)
pinch someone - sit on our beds and look at the wall for one day (
little excessive there isn't it kiddo...?)
and, last but not least, and by far my favorite one:
Drop a heavy rock on someones head or foot - sit on couch for two hours (
I was not aware that this was so recurring in our family that it necessitated a rule...!? I am not a very vigilant father!)
