Saturday, February 18, 2006

Disciplining Spencer

OK the title is incredibly misleading..... It should read attempting to discipline Spencer. If you haven't met my son he is an easy going, mischievous, bounce back kid. This little one is someone who definitely makes lemonade out of lemons. We've tried time-out on a chair.... He ended up making the chair "jump" and ended up not wanting to get out of time-out because he was having too much fun. Time-out in the play pen ended up with the playpen being used as an obstacle coarse as he figured out how to get out of it and jump back in it. Bedroom ended up in a singing fest "twinkle twinkle! C'mon Megan twinkle twinkle" yelled across the house. This last time was the all time best one. I will openly admit I have laughed my head off every single time I have had to "discipline" him... If that's what you want to call it (not in front of him off course, I'm not that dumb). Anyway, opening the door to our apt is a BIG no no in our house. I tend children and if Spence or Megan open the doors ALL the children are immediately out in the hall where there is a long flight of stairs going down. Yep not good. Well Spencer decided he was going to push the boundaries and keep opening the door. Luckily I wasn't tending at that time. Anywhoo after being in time out several times his dad got really upset and took him to the back room for a talking to. In our house dad is the major, you are in trouble back up. Well Spencer got his talking to by Kevin. Kevin came out of the back bedroom into the living room shaking his head going "that kid". Only for us to hear Spencer say "Silly Daddy" from the back room and laugh. Kevin and I just looked at each other in complete disbelief. This kids is incredible. His glass is always half full. He thought the whole talking to was hysterical! I have laughed continuously for the last few days and going "silly daddy" every time Kev comes near. Yes our little boy could care less that he is told to go to his room, sit in time-out, not given a treat when his sisters does or any number of other forms of discipline. What do you do?! It's pretty funny. At least he usually not deliberately bad, just mischievous.

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