Sunday, November 23, 2008

Noelle's take on discipline

As we were getting into the van after church today, Noelle began to throw a fit, and we had the following conversation:

Chris: Noelle, you need to stop throwing a fit.

Fit continues

Chris: Noelle, you will get a spanking if you keep throwing a fit. Do you want a spanking?

Noelle: No!

Chris: Do you like spankings?

Noelle: No, but I do like bacon.

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After thinking about our conversation for a little while, the following thoughts/questions came to mind:
  1. Why did I ask her if she likes spankings? Did I think she was going to say yes? Was her answer going to have any influence on what I did?
  2. Why would she all of the sudden mention bacon? Was this just a ploy to distract me?
  3. Why would she say that she likes bacon? She's never even had bacon before!

4 comments:

PrettyParadise said...

I find my self laughing almost every single time I read your families' blog! Noelle is such a funny little girl! I wish i lived in Abilene still so I could babysit her! I would LOVE it! She is WAY too cute! I can't wait to meet the new baby!

Anonymous said...

Great job, Noelle, in learning to redirect Daddy! It apparently worked...with a lot of your family! Gram & Baba were also distracted by your bacon comment! We were so busy laughing that Gram didn't even wonder for a long time about the fit you were throwing!

Amanda said...

hahahahaha, good times. Keep 'em coming! :)

gary & kimber said...

HILARIOUS! Thanks for sharing.