Sunday, June 15, 2008

A punch in the gut

Today when we came home from grocery shopping the boys were immediately sent upstairs to time out for fighting in the car. Sometime between running up the stairs and turning to go to their rooms, Isaac stuck his tongue out at Luke and then Luke punched Isaac in the stomach. Screaming ensues.

I call Luke out to find out what happened and he admits to punching Isaac. I send him to his room for a big time out. When he comes out of time out the extended punishment is that he will miss the first 5 minutes of the movie when we have family movie night. He comes downstairs and this conversation begins:

Luke: Mommy, I don't want to miss the first 5 minutes of the movie.
Mommy: Well, I'm sure that Isaac didn't want to be punched in the stomach.
Luke: Isaac, did you want to be punched in the stomach?
Isaac: Well, I sorta did. It kinda felt tickly.

Sigh.

2 comments:

emily said...

well...you tried.

Leesa said...

The things they don't write about in all of the parenting-help books.....