Something fishy is going on...

[Amby 490]

I would talk a bunch of other girls who she goes to school with and pay them to beat her up after school. Preferably in a dark alley of some kind.

lol she's so annoying I'm not sure that I would have to pay them

[joelunchbox 0]

Neil is watching my cousins today - 9 year old, 10 year old and 17 months old all girls. He called me to tell me that Avanly announced that Emma (the baby) opened a Christmas present and it just happened to be Avanly's present. I HIGHLY doubt the baby opened the present because she has been playing with the gifts constantly for the past few weeks and all she has done is remove the bows. So I'm thinking that Avanly actually opened the present and blamed it on the baby since she can't say many words. Do I wrap it again or do I just not give it to her since she decided it was ok to open it? I know it sounds mean but I'm kinda mad. That kid drives me nuts and always does stuff like this.

If you want to freak her out, have someone who sounds like santa call her and ask her why she is lying...oh boy, that will get her!!

[nin 1]

I would leave the gift unwrapped and while the other kids are excitedly opening their gifts, I'd just let her have hers unwrapped so she can think about what she did and I would express my disappointment to her. I would also tell her parents as well.

This is what I'd do too. It just seems fitting as a "this is what you happen when you spoil your own surprise, enjoy!" thing. It's never too early to learn about the consequenses of your actions.

I'd not NOT give her the gift (or make her give it away) and I'd not get her something else as a surprise, she ruined that part all on her own.

Though I'd think about putting it up on Ebay and write a story about it to try to make money

[Peikko 1,575]

I canceled my son's birthday last year, but that's a whole other story.

[no name 1]

Why am I not surprised?

[Alex+R 0]

I canceled my son's birthday last year, but that's a whole other story.

Do tell. Sounds like an inspiring tale of parental follow-through.

[Peikko 1,575]

Remember my kid was 7 at the time and I was trying to get him to understand why lying is a bad idea. He did something pretty minor, but lied to cover it up all just before his birthday, terrible timing. I had warned him that lying is worse than anything he can actually do wrong so he got punished.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Remember my kid was 7 at the time and I was trying to get him to understand why lying is a bad idea. He did something pretty minor, but lied to cover it up all just before his birthday, terrible timing. I had warned him that lying is worse than anything he can actually do wrong so he got punished.

[Alex+R 0]

WTG PH. I hate it when parents threaten things and then don't do it. The other day I saw the most amazing thing at the Target in the Bronx, NY. Two kids, aged about 4 and 6, asked their mother for some DVDs that were near the checkout. She looked at the DVDs, explained why they couldn't have them (1. because she told them going into the store that they couldn't buy anything not on the list and 2. because those DVDs show on TV all the time) and, guess what? The kids said OK, respectfully put back the DVDs (saying "excuse me" to get through the crowd at the checkout) and then returned to their mother's side without incident. My jaw totally dropped. That's so rare these days...

[Peikko 1,575]

Yeah, I'm all heart, but what can you do? I certainly wasn't going to beat his butt!

I bet I don't have to cancel it this year though.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

WTG PH. I hate it when parents threaten things and then don't do it. The other day I saw the most amazing thing at the Target in the Bronx, NY. Two kids, aged about 4 and 6, asked their mother for some DVDs that were near the checkout. She looked at the DVDs, explained why they couldn't have them (1. because she told them going into the store that they couldn't buy anything not on the list and 2. because those DVDs show on TV all the time) and, guess what? The kids said OK, respectfully put back the DVDs (saying "excuse me" to get through the crowd at the checkout) and then returned to their mother's side without incident. My jaw totally dropped. That's so rare these days...

They probably saw the "I'm gonna kick your azz" look in their mothers eye.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

1. take gift to the yard

2. pour gasoline on it

3. light it on fire

[Alex+R 0]

WTG PH. I hate it when parents threaten things and then don't do it. The other day I saw the most amazing thing at the Target in the Bronx, NY. Two kids, aged about 4 and 6, asked their mother for some DVDs that were near the checkout. She looked at the DVDs, explained why they couldn't have them (1. because she told them going into the store that they couldn't buy anything not on the list and 2. because those DVDs show on TV all the time) and, guess what? The kids said OK, respectfully put back the DVDs (saying "excuse me" to get through the crowd at the checkout) and then returned to their mother's side without incident. My jaw totally dropped. That's so rare these days...

They probably saw the "I'm gonna kick your azz" look in their mothers eye.

That was the crazy thing! Everyone was totally calm about the whole thing! It was like the mom *expected* the kids to behave respectfully.

[Peikko 1,575]

Teaching a child a lesson should not involve unnecessary cruelty. You do have to keep a little bit of a distance between your feelings of disappointment and the appropriate response to whatever they have done wrong.

[MissStacey 1]

My stepson got his 5th birthday party canceled last year.

There was an incident at school and he kicked another boy in the chest. This other boy has serious heart problems and had recently been through a surgery.

It was a long time before he saw any of his B-Day presents.

His 6th Birthday is coming up in a few weeks so here's hoping there will be a party this year.