Lies

I let Becca have too much freedom in her play last night and boy did it come back to bite me. She came back inside from playing VERY argumenative, lying and just down-right snotty. She ended up raging big time. The BIG lie that she expected me to believe? Her daddy really laughed over this one when she told him. Of course he could laugh harder than me - he hadn't been the one who had been dealing with the sweetheart. So, the wonderful thing that she informed me of, "we are supposed to take mud pies to school because we have been learning about . . ." Hello?!?!?!

Raging Girl's Pencil

The girl who has been out of control and mimicing her brother's rages since October has been so funny thin week. Jonathan has a possible diagnosis of bi-polar disease (manic-depressive). Well, this is what Becca has been copying. We knew she was depressed, that wasn't hard to miss. But suddenly the manic part came into play. But, it could be turned on and off like a light switch. It really has been quite humerous to watch.

So, Becca has been earning prizes at school if she can meet certain standards of behavior. Mostly responsibility with her schoolwork and acts of kindness to the other kids. I had a substitute teacher (we have known her fore many years) tell me that she gives the other children the most hateful and awful looks. I'm like - yep - I get them too. If looks could kill - this kid has it down.

So, Becca has been in the prize box numerous times this week and proudly picked herself a new pencil. She has informed me so happily and proudly that she has a "manical pencil." I tried to bite my tongue for the first few days and held my chuckles down to a VERY low roar. But, I confess, I soon lost it and ask her, "WHAT?" She repeated it over and over again. I couldn't take it anymore as she sees me laughing and is asking me what I am laughing about. I explained the words and what the difference is between them. Smart girl that she is, she caught the significance in the word, "manical." She pouted a bit and then got over it. What can I say, the girl did it to herself??? I just enjoyed it - lol.

Becca's Boot

Yesterday morning as I was taking Becca to school, I noticed there was only one snowboot. Now, I thought I had seen two boots in the evening, but with life the way it is at this house, who knows? I live in a house of insanity. I asked her where her boot was. She thought it was at school, so logical Mom says to take the one boot in case the boot is at school. No boot at school, teacher has no clue, Mom takes the lone boot back home and puts it away. Sweet Becca comes home and Mom gives her her chore. Well, Mom suspects something is up with the boot. The chore was to move the dining room chairs to the living room and mop the dining room. Jonathan finds Becca's boot under the dresser in the den. Mom gets an idea. Asks Becca, "why did you put the boot under the dresser?" Every lie Mom gets, she tells Becca to return a chair to the dining room. Gotta give the girl credit. It only took three lies/chairs before she said, "I wanted to make you search for it!" "Sorry dear, I didn't search for it" And I had a little fun with your lying - actually brother did too. lol

A Few Fun Things

You Are a Practical Gift Giver

Your gifts are useful, appropriate, and custom tailored to each person. In your opinion, the best gifts are gifts that someone will actually use. Your gifts may not be the most glamourous, but they are always appreciated.

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You Are a Blue Flower

A blue flower tends to represent peace, openness, and balance. At times, you are very delicate like a cornflower. And at other times, you are wise like an iris. And more than you wish, you're a little cold, like a blue hydrangea.

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You Are a Good Friend Because You're Accepting

No matter what a friend says or does, you try your best to understand it. And your friends feel like they can tell you anything. You don't judge. You know that friendship is a journey - with a lot of ups and downs. If you and a friend grow apart, you get over it quickly... and leave the potential for future friendship open. You tend to have many friends from many walks of life. Anyone you meet is could become a friend. In fact, you are especially interested in people who are a little different than you. Seeing life from another perspective is something you cherish. Your friends need you most when: They can't turn to anyone else with their secrets You really can't be friends with: Dogmatic, stubborn people Your friendship quote: "Love is blind, but friendship closes its eyes."

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Jonathan Tries to Befriend The Cat

Jonathan has harrassed the cats for YEARS. Well, he now wants the cats to like him. We decided that his chore can be to feed the cats - with supervision. Today, I had him do this. I looked in and he was trying to shove the cat out the window. Why? I have no clue. I told him that feeding the cats was a good chance for him to make friends with them and that shoving the cat out the window wasn't going to help. He stopped - lol. I was supervising Becca with the garbages in the next room and he calls out, "the cat is making a strange noise as it eats, something is wrong with it." I go straight in and kneel down to listen. Jonathan is calmly sitting there petting the cat, while the cat is eating. Quite often we will pet the cats as they eat and they will purr, this is not a purr. It is a low growl, lol. I realize that my son is not trusted yet by the cat and calmly explain how God created the animals to protect their food and that the cat was warning him to stay away from the food. I had to laugh inside though - his meanness came back at him - it is hard for a kid to understand that you can't just turn around and instantly make friends with someone you have been mean to. It takes consistently showing that you are a different person. I think he will get there eventually.

Becca's Rages Foiled By Mom

We formed a new plan to deal with Becca's rages. She is raging to control and manipulate. So, today, I took control of her rages. Instead of waiting for her to rage, I decided when it was time for her to rage. It was really interesting. The first time I did it was in the morning. She absolutely did now expect it. I informed her it was time to rage and talked to her about some things. She got mad and me and yelled, "THIS was NOT when I planned to rage!!!" I asked her when she was planning to rage and she told me when in warmed up in the afternoon. lol I had to laugh. She had plans to go outside in her rage!!!