22 Sep
2008
Rules
We have the advantage of living across the street from a large park. All of the neighborhood kids go there and play, checking on them is as easy as walking across the street. Our oldest 4 and Barbie’s daughter all go there and play and hang out with their little friends.
There are few rules to doing this since we can pretty much keep and eye and ear out for them, not to mention phone calls. The main rule is : No one, under any circumstance is to be in the wooded area at any time ever. Plain and simple.
Last night as I was cutting Jam’s hair, my 4-year-old started to say something about the trees at the park when Jam told her to “ssshhhh”. After being told to shush she looked away slyly and ran off. I yelled at her to freeze and told Jam that if she didn’t come clean about whatever was going on that I’d make her baby sister tell me. So, as I continued to cut her hair she tells me that “it’s no big deal they went into the wooded area and played in the creek earlier today.” I was quietly still cutting her hair and calmly asked why they thought this was “no big deal” and alright to do.
She explained to me that people can still see them and the creek is only inches deep. In other words, my rule about not going there is senseless in their eyes, making it alright to disobey it.
I combed and cut her hair as I listened and started on her bangs. A second later she stopped talking about the park and said “ my bangs ! I told you not to cut my bangs !”
Really ? You did ? Oh well it SUCKS when someone tells you not to do something and they do it anyway doesn’t it !?!?
I didn’t cut her bangs out of malice to be honest, she never said not to cut them, it all just sorta worked out in my favor.
Comments
Sep 24, 2008
I don't know...
I saw some pretty cute STRAIGHT STRAIGHT cut bangs in a new mag yesterday which went right into the recycle bin so what do I know ha...it was very Joan Jett looking, who happened to turn 50 this week BTW, 50 is the new 30.
Way to go, Jess, you have to be even more protective these days. I have to say I can just imagine when U say "FREEZE!" Sheer terror, my heart races just thinking about it ~ Fellow self-hair cutter here.
OH LOOK OUT BELOW! MATH! grrr...hugZ ~N
Sep 24, 2008
love it
You are mother of the year! I love that, I would do the same thing. Except I have a boy...hmmmm
Sep 23, 2008
Tawny
yes well, I'm the big sister and I'm supposed to say shit like that !
Yeah Grandpa is pretty much to blame for just about every law we've learned to break or bend...*just about*. What a great teacher he was !
Jess
Sep 23, 2008
HA
You already do! You always say stuff like remember when you used to do that!!! And some of our greatest memories are ones of us doing things we shouldn't be doing even with an adults aproval (Grandpa).
Sep 23, 2008
DonniTeamMOAP
Sasquatched!
O.k All fitted for my Sasquatch costume point me to the kids...
Tawny - she has a point, I remember doing things I was told not to do just to see what would happen. I guess as a parent I don't look at it any other way.
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Sep 23, 2008
jesskennison
Tawny
Sis---When your kids do something like this, I'll gladly give you the same advice back about how we were the same way !
Sep 23, 2008
jesskennison
The Bangs
She knows that but it didn't matter, she's 12 nothing beyond 2 minutes in the future matters
Sep 23, 2008
jesskennison
Life's Lessons
Karma is a bitch and my BFF
Sep 23, 2008
jesskennison
Kat
Damn straight !
Sep 23, 2008
Hmmmmm
I just thought that I would remind you that we were that age once too, granted there were major differences between our childhood and their's but.... You know as well as I do that if we were told not to do something it made it that much harder to resist! We just happened to be smart enough to bribe/threaten the younger one not to say anything!
Tawny
Sep 22, 2008
The Bangs
She does know they will grow back...??...Right???...Anyhow...way to take advantage and get it done....
Sep 22, 2008
Kat
Breaking rules AND conspiracy - them is fighting words for me!
Sep 22, 2008
Life's lessons
Love it!! Sometimes life's lessons are the best! I believe she never told you about the bangs and I bet she was going to but was so in tune with her explanation about why it was "no big deal" that she thought she did. That is karma and justice all at the same time.
Sep 22, 2008
You are
mean and evil and I love it.
Sep 22, 2008
jesskennison
Donni
That'd be awesome !
Sep 22, 2008
jesskennison
Rules
If you come up with some good ones, lemme know !
Sep 22, 2008
jesskennison
Mississippi
I don't think guys are supposed to have technical "bangs" to cut ?
Sep 22, 2008
jesskennison
LuLu
Yes, the other 27 had to stay home.
Sep 22, 2008
jesskennison
Fitch
Good idea !
Sep 22, 2008
DonniTeamMOAP
Bigfoot
Call me next time they go over there Jess, I'll wear a bigfoot costume and scare the crap out of them LOL
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Sep 22, 2008
Rules/ oldest 4
I laughed! That is so true! I have got to think of more ways to turn the table just like that!!!
Sep 22, 2008
MISSISSIPPI
I JUST WISH I HAD BANGS TO CUT
Sep 22, 2008
I wouldn't have blamed you
I wouldn't have blamed you if you did cut her bangs to teach her a lesson. That was very good!
My kids are always and forever thinking they know best.
Sep 22, 2008
Good one!
Good one!
Sep 22, 2008
Lulu Says:
I'm still giggling about that third line... "Our oldest 4..."
Sep 22, 2008
Tell them
to watch out for Bigfoot if they decide to go in there again. :)
Fitch
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