I say "no" a lot. Sometimes I say it as a question, "Are you kidding me?" Sometimes I throw in a bit of sarcasm, "Yeah, sure." I'm not sure who gets tired of hearing it sooner, me or the kids. Either way, sometimes I just like to shock them by saying, "yes." "Yes, go ahead. Why not? Let's break the Mom Rules and do it."
This doesn't happen too often which makes it a real treat for the kids. Cookies for breakfast? Okay. Cereal for dinner? Okay. You want to wear a green St. Patricks day shirt with your purple tutu to church in August? Okay.
The picture below is from one of my favorite break-the-rules moments. My aunt had mailed a fabulous telescope to my son and the huge box was full of packing peanuts. Of course, kids love these things. Packing peanuts are the cousin to bubble wrap.
Usually, if I suspect a package has peanuts, I won't even open it inside the house. Something crazy came over me this particular day and I poured them out and let the kids run, jump, and roll in them. It was probably a week before I stopped finding stray peanuts. Just look at the joy on my daughter's face. It was worth the mess. I like breaking the Mom Rules. Sometimes.
3 comments:
I seem to be on the opposite end of this spectrum - sometimes, I have to break the "dad rules" and say "no" where I would normally say "yes". Far too many examples of this to list here...yes, I'm a sucker.
You said it, not me.
Too bad the kids have learned that when mom says "NO!"..dad may say "yes"
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