I scored the jackpot today!! A Lego Magazine came in the mail and Coby freaked out - he was so excited! You would have thought he won the lottery!
Here's how this played out.
Me: Oh honey, you have to earn that magazine.
Coby: Whaaaat?!?! That's cheap, Mom (as he STOMPS across the house). What do I HAVE to do to earn it? Please do not say I have to do ALL my homework!
Me: Well, first of all, when you say "that's cheap, Mom", I find that very disrespectful. And second of all, stomping across the house, well now THAT really makes me want to give you the magazine. Third of all, you are lucky I don't say that you have to do ALL your homework every day this week before you can earn it.
Coby: OK, I'm sorry, Mom...I didn't mean to be disrespectful. What do I have to do to earn it?
Me: As a matter of fact, you DO have to do ALL your homework (all my friends out there - you knew that was coming, didn't you?!?! I mean, did he walk right into that one or what??), you have to do ALL your chores and THEN.... I will still decide if you have earned it based on the aforementioned AND your *attitude*.
Coby: Sigh....OK. I will do all my homework and I will do all my chores and I promise to have a good attitude!
Result: Homework done? Check. Chores done? Check. AMAZING attitude? Check! As a matter of fact, he finished all his homework and chores before dinner (note this is a record) and then asked if he could now have his magazine. When I said, "No, we need to eat dinner first and then we will see how your attitude is", he said, "OK, no problem. As a matter of fact, I am going to go ahead and do another History Sheet while I am waiting!" Whaaat?!?! Where did my son go? Did he just volunteer to do MORE homework?? Then, he also OFFERED to help me clean up the kitchen??
Can Lego send my son a magazine in the mail EVERY DAY?
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