#NaughtyMommy Happenings - Sad Face

#TalkNerdyToMeLover's @JenSquard

I'm trying a new punishment system with my kids, and they are not fans.  The thing is, they always break my stuff.  Or color on it.  Or pull it apart.  Or use it however they want.  Or hide it.  And it makes me crazy mad!  They never do that to Brian (okay, they do a little, but not nearly as often).  And I'm with them ALL.THE.TIME so it makes it way more severe, I'm sure of it.  Anyways, I decided that when they take something of mine without asking, I take something of theirs.  This really only works on Anika, the 3-year-old, but it really really works!  I take her favorite stuffed animal, and put it in my room.  And when she cuts something of mine, I cut a piece of her princess dress (dress-up = favorite thing ever).  And today when she pulled the backing off of every single pack of my post-it notes (you know, the brown paper thing that covers the back sticky so it doesn't get all nasty), I asked her to go find something of hers that I could break.  The post it thing may not seem like a big deal, but 1) it is way effing annoying, and 2) she really has to learn boundaries with possessions.  Anyways, she brought me one of her ladybug dress-up skirts, and I tore it a little.  I always do it severely enough to show how it feels, but not so much that it ruins anything.  I was impressed that she chose something that she actually loves, last time she brought me a piece of paper to "break".  She was sad but didn't cry, and was pretty relieved when we told her it didn't have to be thrown away.  I really think this new method will work, but it sure isn't easy.

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