I spent the last three hours being yelled at, whined at, and sassed to. Great fun. Both kids were really misbehaving, and hadn't let up by the time dinner rolled around. Luckily, by that time, Nick had come home, and he was able to step in and help discipline, I was worn out. Both kids were refusing to eat, yelling and carrying on. Both kids got a time out. With Christian it was successful. He returned to the table happy and proceeded to eat his dinner without a fuss. Tes on the other hand, refused to eat, slunk away from the table when we told her not to, and pouted on the couch while we all finished eating. I don't think she has ever disobeyed us so outright.
As a punishment, Tes had to go straight to bed without books. She took her consequences gracefully, and went to bed without much fuss, thank goodness. Christian read books with Nick, and then I tucked them both in and kissed them goodnight. I left their room feeling like I had just run a marathon. As I walked through the kitchen, I glanced at the clock. It read 7:40. The earliest I can ever get them to bed is usually 8:00, more like 8:30. We got a beautiful surprise with the early bedtime, and I'd say we earned it.
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