Cylons vs. Daleks

I overheard this argument today between the 7 year old and the 4 year old: “YOU’RE JUST A MEAN CYLON! I’m not playing your game anymore.” “I am NOT! I’M A DALEK! [calmly] They’re awesomer.” We are totally raising geeks in this house.

Maybe later then

Struggling to get one particular [special needs] child to pick up the toys she had out before moving on to another. I finally had a more discerning discussion with her about her poor behavior choices and choosing an ugly attitude of disobedience. Reminded her of the consequences of continuing to choose this behavior and finally [...]

BLINKING!

All in one moment…Lightning flashed! Thunder crashed! The inside lights blinked off and on. “PAPA, THE WORLD JUST BLINKED!” –Bairno, 4 years old

Punch her in the face!

So Moggiepillar was playing Wii boxing with Flyntster (7 yo), and Lottie (9 yo) is yelling, “Ooooh, Flynt, punch her in the face!” Flyntster won in round two with a KO. The booty shake dance went rabid. No love, no grace, no mercy, just pure evil competition!

Puppy Face

So the other day Bairno wanted something from his oldest sibling, Moggie (15yo). He asked her, she said, “Not right now.” So he looked up at her with the big blue eyes, through the blinking, long and curly lashes and rolled out his bottom lip to manipulate her. She said, “Fine!” and got up to [...]