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The List...
Everyone with children knows there have to be rules. At our house, we call our rules "The LIST". So when a new rule is added, we simply add it to the LIST.
With 5 children, (ages 14 down to 21 months) the LIST is changing and growing almost daily. As their minds try to find creative ways around the LIST, I have to add more rules. My rules started out simple enough...
No hitting, No biting
Then we had to add...
No punching, no scratching, no hair pulling, do NOT throw toys at your brothers head, do not throw anything at your brother, PERIOD!
Toilet seat up THEN toilet seat down!
No fingers in the dog's ears/nose/anywhere else
Do NOT let the baby suck on that plunger!
Do not stand on the top of the fridge/truck/anywhere else more than 2 feet off the ground!
Do not open the can of ravioli with a butcher knife!
Do not cover yourself in body spray and light it on fire! (that was for my teenage son, he said his friends were doing it) Then I had to add:
Don't listen to your friends who try to set themselves on fire. They are STUPID!
Do not attempt to build a street luge and go down head first.
The power drill is NOT a toy!
Do not dare your 4 year old brother to lick that slug!
Do not dare your 4 year old brother to do anything!
When your brother jumps off the top bunk, do NOT attempt to stop him with the cord to the mini blinds. It does not work like Spiderman's web.
Do not jump off the top bunk. Just because you are wearing a cape doesn't mean you can fly!
No ninja moves on your brother!
It is getting to the point that I can tell when they are attempting to think about something. I go ahead and tell them whatever they are thinking, add it to the LIST. Their response is always the same. "Mom, you never let us have any fun..."
Comments
Ha! Sounds like your house is a lot of fun!
Don't forget to add:
Don't put anything in your nose. (Fingers and objects all included)
LOL. Mother's of boys need a huge sense of humor, don't they (I'm including myself in this statement)
I am convinced that the "cause and effect" portion of their brains are completely missing until they are about 25 years of age. The one statement that I constantly state to my son is "THINK, Jake, THINK"!!!! "What will happen to you if you jump off the porch headfirst? Do you like to keep the skin attached to your nose? Yes? Then reconsider that leaping decision!
I'm not so concerned about him making it to adulthood as I am about me not making it to my 40th birthday without having a heart attack.
:)
Cady
www.cadydidrooms.com
It's not always fun, but there is never a dull moment!