Every now and again Braylon has a really bad day at school. And when he has a bad day, it's bad for everyone... Such was life yesterday. I got a note from his teacher listing his offenses for the day. Pretty naughty stuff. In the past, he's received spankings if he gets a bad note and there was a time where for a few months he behaved at school to avoid getting spankings at home... I'm afraid those days are nearly behind us. I think it's time to get a bit more creative with our discipline. SO, I thought of what means the most to him in the evenings and I took away that privilege.
For Braylon, getting to stay up 30 minutes later than his brother at night is a big deal. That means it's the only 30 minutes where he can watch a "big boy" movie that we don't allow Blaine to watch. Or he can soak up Mommy/Daddy time without having to compete for the spotlight. Last night, Braylon was sternly lectured and put to bed at 8:15 with his brother, much to his disappointment.
After a while of letting them fall asleep, I did my usual "rounds." Braylon was in that stage in between sleep and awake where he barely had anything of reason to say. I leaned towards him, kissed his head and whispered, "I just want you to start behaving at school, ok?" He groggily said, "We'll just see if I CAN be good, Momma, ok?" With that he rolled over and off to sleep and I giggled quietly as I crept out of the room.
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Aren't they just precious? I don't have that luxury of keeping one up later than the other. Nine months doesn't really separate my two much. What one does, the other gets to do. But as a punishment ... hmmm.
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