I heard myself repeating this once again the other day and decided that I needed to add it to our "House Rules." I was a Criminal Justice major in college so I believe in this adage whole heartedly. One of the other things I tell the kids is that I will do my best not to lie to them. So if I say something is going to happen, ya shur ya betcha it's gonna happen.
They hear this rule a lot when they are headed to or in time out, getting an upgrade or any ramification from their actions. Now if I can just remember that rule in my own life:)
Here are a couple of pics of William and Addison from our recent vacation. One of which shows Addison doing the time.
A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs.
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910), Following the Equator
Al
It is so hard to obey!
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As you can imagine, we spend a lot of time talking to our kids about making
good choices. We talk about the fact that bad choices have consequences
and ho...
13 years ago
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