Restraining Order
It started like any ordinary day, I tortured my son by making him watch TV and play GameBoy. Then I got down right abusive, I made him write a paragraph about anything, to keep his writing skills from atrophying over the summer.
Colter: What do I write about?
Daddy: Anything you want to.
Colter: But I don't want to write about anything!
Daddy: OK, write about nothing
Colter: I don't have to write?
Daddy: No you do have to write about anything, or nothing, I don't care, just write.
And there will be no electronics of any kind until you are done.
With that I left the room.
About a minute later I hear:
Colter: I'm done.
In disbelief I go to look it over. As I pass colter coming out of the dining room, he says:
Colter: It's a restraining order.
I look it over:
Restraining Order
I hereby decree that my dad stay one foot to five feet away from me.
Daddy (Laughing): Come back in here. That’s a good start, but I want a full paragraph, gimme at least two more sentences.
Colter marches back in, then soon after declares that he's done.
Here's the rest:
If he doesn't, I will move away from him. If he touches me. I'll touch him back.
This will last two days.
I found out later that what he meant by touches was that hugs are OK but the rest of the time, I need to stay away. I'm beginning to sense ambivalence.
How do your kids let you know that they are displeased with you?
LOL! Can't help but love that one ;) Here, Hormonal Girl works on her crocodile tears. The teen visibly bristles and has his face set in stone. If I can't figure out he's mad by that, I'm just stoopid. And the 10YO gets even quieter than ever...
Posted by: *AGK* | July 15, 2005 at 09:28 AM
That is too funny!!! At least he wrote something!
My cat/kid has a certain meow/growl when I've done something to displease her. LOL
Posted by: Karen | July 15, 2005 at 07:53 PM
Hah! That is great. So far, my daughter uses her (increasingly skillful) writing skills only for praise of the mommy, but I'm sure that will change soon.
Posted by: landismom | July 15, 2005 at 09:53 PM
That's just too funny. I would've burst into hysterical laughter. How wonderful that he is able to express himself even if it's not exactly what you wanted to hear.
The only thing Lillianna gets upset about is when I ask her to clean up something that she messed up but she would rather watch t.v.,be on the computer or read. In that case,she uses her pouty face and huge tears to try to get me to change my mind. It never works. Then she throws herself at me for a hug and exclaims, "I feel like the worst child in the world." That is followed by hysterical tears. That also does not work with me. Usually I have to sit her down, give her a hug,remember that she is a 7 year old drama queen and explain why she has to clean up. That always works but it is a little frustrating.
I hope she doesn't get a restraining order!!! Where does Colter get this stuff from? He's a funny kid!
Posted by: Robin P | July 16, 2005 at 05:24 PM