I am thankful and I recognize that I have well-behaved children. I praise God for the opportunity that I have been given to parent these four blessings. Wherever we go; church, stores, restaurants… someone ALWAYS comes up to us and compliments my children on their behavior. It is humbling because while I am a single parent, I know that God is my lead and that I am not doing this alone.
Now! Let me tell you something about these four children… They are REPEAT OFFENDERS! LOL!
My kids are kids and each little blessing has his/her own behavior issue that gets them into trouble regularly. Not out and out defiance and not willful disobedience; if/when that spirit raises its head in this house the repercussions are swift and most unpleasant. I am talking about behaviors that are usually dealt with using redirection: running in the house, leaving the water running, leaving bikes and toys out and the shed open (a big no no!) that kind of thing. But even that gets old on a daily basis.
So I am incorporating a Repeat Offender Program. It entails having to do very mundane chores over and over again if mother dear has to redirect over and over again for the same behavior. So now I am the proud owner of the cleanest baseboards, door jabs and light plate covers in the whole neighborhood to be sure! And after 3 days, I am noticing that I don’t have as many applicants for the program as I did when I started….Huh…go figure!
