Me: Tonight, no one will get out of bed.
J: Do you understand us?
Em: Yes.
Roo: Yes.
Me: If you get out of bed, your special bedtime books go into time out.
J: Do you understand?
Em: Nooooo! No books in time out!
Roo: Nooooo!
J: Do you understand what will happen if you get out of bed?
Your books will be taken away.
Finally, after much back and forth about specific body parts that might get out of bed, and no, no body parts were allowed out of bed, comprehension was acknowledged.
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15 minutes later the video monitor shows them both out of bed
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J busts through their door, flips on the light and lays down the discipline.
Em: *sobbing*
Roo: *wailing*
J: You lost your books because you disobeyed and got out of bed.
Me: If you get out of bed again, your music goes into time out.
J: Do you understand what will happen if you get out of bed again?
Em and Roo: *simultaneously* Noooooooooo!
Me: *snort laugh*
J: *turns around and swallows a laugh*
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5 minutes later, Em gets out of bed just long enough to push her bed flush with Roo's.
Now, there's no need to get out of bed.
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20 minutes later, they're giving each other pretend doctor exams and surprise parties.
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We are never going to win this one, are we?
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5 comments:
I'm stressed-out just reading this.
Me too, Becky. And a little terrified.
Pay back time :)
We won over here. After TWO years of "Don't get out of your bed. If you get out of bed you will go to the corner. Do you understand?" it finally paid off. Porter stays in his bed.....only gets out to go potty.
Next battle?
I'm so with you in this battle. How wrong would it actually be to get straight-jacket pajamas? And, they make bed shackles for a reason, right?
xo
Andrea
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