Today, she wants her phone back. Now. Period. It's hers and she wants it. End of story. Woke me up from a nap (which also ended up waking up NaNa). Got in my face and very VERY L.O.U.D.
Lots of cursing and yelling ensued after I told her no.
Here are the highlights:
1. She did ride the bus home, she just didn't ride it all the way, and the fact that she was late was not her fault. (Do I need to point out the logical stupidity in that, or are we all smart enough to figure it out on our own?)
2. I'm trippin' because I have no reason to be mad, and reminded me that I said I'd think about giving it back to her. ("I did think about it, Danae, and decided not to.")
3. She's smart enough to know that she learned her lesson (I'm pretty sure that doesn't make sense to anyone...)
4. We only buy stuff to hold it over their heads. (This from the same child who tried to argue yesterday that because she bought the phone we couldn't relieve her of it.)
5. We never punish Leigh, and never punished Dawn. (For the record, our punishment actually put Dawn in jail, and Leigh has no friends, ergo no life, so breathing in and out is pretty much a punishment for her.)
6. She'd stick it out until she was 17 and then she was leaving because we were the reason no teenager ever wants to get adopted. (My two replies: She did want to get adopted. It wouldn't have happened had she not have wanted it. And, we don't need to wait til you're 17. If you want to go back to your group home, call them up and make the arrangements.)
7. You don't know what you're talking about. (Duh. Since you've been lying about your whereabouts we might as well be talking about how Windex and lotion do the same thing for as much sense as that makes.)
8. At the top of her lungs, and at this point two neighbors have come out of their houses to see what's going on, "I DIDN'T FUCKING DO ANYTHING WRONG TO BEGIN WITH!"
Really? I must have dreamed all that. To quote Bina.... What-EVer.
Can I make a "you'll get your phone back when you're nicer" rule? Can I make a "it's okay to punch her teeth in when she acts like this" law?
ba-deep ba-deep ba-deep . . .
13 years ago
Want to drive her crazy? Calmly say, "I'll be happy to return your phone once you are able to show me that you can do x for y days.
ReplyDeleteDrives 'em crazy.
It doesn't always help the behavior, but it sure drives 'em crazy.
i'll sign the petition for the knock their teeth out law.
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