{"id":4529,"date":"2014-08-02T04:25:35","date_gmt":"2014-08-02T04:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abeandlily.darais.com\/?p=4529"},"modified":"2014-08-02T04:25:35","modified_gmt":"2014-08-02T04:25:35","slug":"natural-consequence-fail-and-maleficent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/2014\/08\/02\/natural-consequence-fail-and-maleficent\/","title":{"rendered":"Natural consequence fail (and Maleficent)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Misty told me this morning that there was a reptile show at the library, so I decided to bring the kids. The only thing is, now that I am trying so hard to be the World’s Nicest Mom, I can’t figure out how to get Lydia to listen. I sat on the steps for half an hour repeating, “Lydia, honey\/love\/darling\/sweetie-pie\/babycakes\/sugarpop, can you please put on your shoes?” Thirty-five minutes later<\/strong>, she finally complied, and we arrived to the library just in time to see people streaming out. We’d missed the show.<\/p>\n

What a great opportunity for a natural consequence, I thought! “Lydia, honey, we missed the show because you wouldn’t listen to Mommy and put on your shoes. Isn’t that sad?”<\/p>\n

“Well, Mommy, the reptiles are\u00a0scary<\/em>. I don’t want to see reptiles.”<\/p>\n

Um, okay. I guess she won all around.<\/p>\n

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Playing blithely outside the library. No natural consequences, today!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In all seriousness, though, I’d rather miss a million shows and feel powerless and frustrated than know that my daughter feels scared and shamed and sad, which is how I felt when I got yelled at on Wednesday. So Project World’s Nicest Mom continues, and I’ll just have to learn to be more creative and resourceful when it comes to teaching my kids to listen.<\/p>\n

After the library, we came home for lunch and quiet time. Afterward, I played play-doh with Lydia for an hour and half while Mary slept on. (Mary took a four hour nap today. It made me nostalgic for times not-so-long-ago when that was just her norm.)<\/p>\n

While playing play-doh, I called my mom. Mom, thanks so much for talking with me. I really needed to talk to you, and it was so great to feel loved and understood. Thanks for everything you do for me! I love you.<\/p>\n

Anyway, after Mary woke up, we all went outside to pick tomatoes and play in the sprinkler. Mary doesn’t like to get dirty or wet (which character trait seems incongruous with her otherwise adventuresome spirit), but she’ll get wet if I hold her hand. Lydia held the hose and Mary and I raced through a couple times. After about three runs, Lydia asked if we wanted to get wet again. I hesitated, and Mary yelled, “Nooooo!!” We spent the rest of the time drying out in the sun.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Lydia, my little not-so-adventuresome child,\u00a0loves<\/em> to get wet and doesn’t seem to notice or care when she’s dirty. She was pretty happy.<\/p>\n

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\"Distressed<\/a>
Distressed by her dirty hands.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Gesturing<\/a>
Gesturing emphatically that her hands are dirty. This is a problem, people!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"She<\/a>
She also didn’t appreciate getting her feet dirty. She wanted me to wash them off about twenty times–but not get any other part of her wet (except her hands, which she also wanted washed).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"OUT!<\/a>
OUT! (She wants out of the dirty garden.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Where’s the snow?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"IMG_8930\"<\/a> \"IMG_8925\"<\/a>Abe and I also went on a date, tonight! We saw\u00a0Maleficent.\u00a0<\/em>Mom, you would love this movie. I don’t know why, but I love it when movies make me cry. This one definitely did. I asked Abe to give this to me for Christmas–I can’t wait to watch it again!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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