In light of the fact that I’m still trying to consistently get my kids to do things around the house…I’ve chosen to repost this from my old blog…which I still kind of miss, btw…
Why is it…
When you ask your child, in your NICEST-KINDEST-EVER MOMMY voice, to do something,
You are greeted with a blank stare…
Which prompts you to ask again…
Still in your NICEST-KINDEST-EVER MOMMY voice, because…
You are sure that child, even though you are standing right next to him, must have something stuck in his ears…preventing the passage of sound…
You ask again for that child to do something…
And, the response is NO!
So…with your SLIGHTLY RISING IN VOLUME-NICEST-KINDEST-EVER MOMMY voice…
You ask again…
And, the response is NO!
Again.
So, in your HIGHEST-LOUDEST-NOT NICEST-KINDEST-EVER-SICK OF ASKING-MOMMY voice…
You repeat yourself…
While grabbing that child’s ear…
The one that you were sure must have something in it preventing the passage of sound…
And, EVER SO GENTLY, you lead your child…by the ear…
To the task that you had asked to be done originally…
The one that you had used your NICEST-KINDEST-EVER MOMMY voice…
And…you tell that child, while still holding that ear…
in your PHONIEST-NICEST-KINDEST-EVER-DRIPPING WITH VENOM MOMMY voice, that…
If that child EVER wants to have another privilege and…
wants the ear which you are holding, to remain on the head that it’s attached to…
That you suggest the chore,
Which you’ve had to repeat yourself A THOUSAND times to get done…
Gets done…
So, In your NICEST-KINDEST-EVER MOMMY voice…
Full of sarcasm…
You say THANK-YOU-VERY-MUCH…
And, after you make sure that child is doing the aforementioned chore…
You walk away…
To ask another one of your children to do a different chore…
In your NICEST-KINDEST-EVER MOMMY voice…
disclaimer…
no child was harmed in any way, shape or form…before, during or after this post was written..thank you, the management.
I guess I’ll be finding this out myself in a few years!! I can already envision it! UGH………
Can you reason with them? Prob not, huh?
I cannot tell you how many times I’ve had to use the NICEST-KINDEST-EVER MOMMY voice and in the exact same way. It’s funny that we both reposted about ‘no’ this weekend. Have I told you yet how much I missed SS and how glad I am you brought it back? I did and I am… (btw… I kinda miss your old blog too, but this one is exceptionally cool.)
that’s a shame if no child was harmed during the post, because over at my house, the beatings have commenced! Ok, not really– call off the CPS– I am listening to one kid cry because he got goggles thrown at him, another vehemently denying he threw them, a naked little toddler running around… wait, on second thought, someone call CPS, I could use the vaca.
Fun SS choice (and I miss your pretty blog too) 🙁
This one made me laugh out loud the first time I read it, and it’s just as good the second time around.