It Takes Two
So here’s the deal. I have had it. We have hit the crescendo of summer fun. The laze-a-fare of relaxing and summer time “cool” has hit the skids.
I’m done and so are they. The fighting and screaming and hitting (yes hitting) seems to be more main stay than not. I
And now…it is over. We have started the “It Takes Two” policy at our house. I know, you are wondering, what the hell does that mean?
Well, here is how it works: If there is hitting, screaming or fighting between two (or three in our case), everyone involved goes into a time-out and then they come out and talk to each other…apologize for their wrong doing and work it the FUCK OUT. There is no coming back until this is done.
This approach has been successful for the past two days. YES, two days, which is good. The deal is this, these kids are smart and they know how to work the system. The really hard part of being a parent, is that they will change and morph and get smarter and understand what you are trying to do.
Think on my friends. We are smarter…at least for now.
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