On Thanksgiving the 4 girl cousins, Lexie (9), Kylie (9), Masi (7), and Ady (5), were playing in a homemade fort downstairs. Ady is crying, or shall I say wailing. Lori goes to investigate. After a minute she comes upstairs with Ady and says, "It's fine, Ady, we will just leave. So, I pipe in, "why?! What's going on?
Lori: Ady is crying in the corner while Lexie, Masi, and Kylie are in the fort. I ask Ady why she isn't playing in the fort and she said because Lexie told her no. So, I asked Lexie if Ady could come in and she said, "No. Ady is too little."
WHAT!?! I mean the least she could do is act like a good girl when an adult confronts her naughtiness!!!!!
So, I called the girls up to see what the h&!! is going on. Zero toleration for meanness at my house.
Me: Masi, tell me what happened.
Masi: So, like Lexie like told me and Ady that we were like too little to play in the fort. So like I asked her if I pppplllleeeeassssee could and she said, "fine". So, then like Ady asked if like she could and Lexie told her no. So, like I went into the fort and Ady went to the corner and like cried her head off.
I look at Lexie.
Me: Lexie?
Lexie: Yeah. That's pretty much what happened.
Me: Nice. How would you like it, Lexie, if they were all in the fort and told you that you couldn't be in there because you are too old?? How would that make you feel? Would that make you feel sad?
Lexie: *head held down in shame* Yes.
Me: You have about 2 seconds to apologize to Ady and BE NICE!!!
Lexie: *throwing her hands in the air and dead serious* MOM! I did say it NICE!!!!
For a brief moment the entire room erupted in laughter but was soon back under control due to the fact I was trying to hold my own composure while reprimanding my child. I had to get her out of the room ASAP before I lost it so I told her to beat it and be nice to everyone. Nice as in BE NICE...not be mean...nicely. Oh that girl!!!
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5 comments:
Ah ha, laughing here too. That is funny. Good parenting though and keeping your cool. Kids these days...gotta love em. : )
Don't you just love kids and their attitudes!!!! It is hard to be a parent and watch your kids be rude to others without a second thought. It makes you want to smack em'!! Good for you for sticking your ground. You are a good mom!
I love the way Masi tells her side of the story, it sound just like her. I hate it when you have to get on your kids in front of people. Why can't they be perfect(: ha ha!
Sometimes being mean ...nicely is all you can give !!!! I should maybe work on that myself !!
HAHAAHAH, okay, this story is HILARIOUS!!!! Masi's, like, rendition of the, like, story is sooooooooooo, like, funny! And Lexie being the fearless rebel....nicely.
HAHAHA...and to top it off, Diesta's comment is PRICELESS!!!! We can make fun of the kids all day long, but how many times have we nicely been mean? LOL.....sooooooo funny!
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