They had no chance.
So...what does that have to do with today?
Well...several months ago we stopped letting the kids play Lego Batman or Lego Starwars on the XBOX. They used to play it with their dad every Saturday. But...we got sick of the yelling, fighting and crying that ensued before, during and after play.
Bye Bye games....it's been nice.
Today we decided to give it another "go."
Rob is tired of the weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth that is sure to be a part of "Saturday Toy Room Cleaning Time" and asked if he could pull out "the big guns." "I guess," I said with a sigh.
"If you can get this room clean in 15 minutes...without whining...we will play 'Lego Batman' after lunch", he told them.
Cheers all around.
And they did it. With 1.2 minutes to spare.
Play...lunch...Lego Batman time.
Happy day! Not really!
Screaming...fighting...Little Red was sent to his room for a bit...more yelling...more fighting...and boobing....Oh BOY! A WHOLE LOT OF BOOBING after the game was turned off.
"Rob....it's gonna be a long time," was all I had to say.
"Yep..."
Bye bye games. I'm not sad at all to see you go!
My ears are still ringing....
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3 comments:
I feel the same - boys are all we have and all I know, so how would I know if they are more rowdy than girls? When I read your blog I know it's me in a few years.
Hi. I'm glad I found your blog. :) I have 5 boys and I just tell people it's just "loud". We had a daughter 11 months ago so I am curious if she will be high volume like her brothers. :) Video games bring out the tears and yelling in our house too. Or the 4 yo starts crying because his older brothers won't help him. Who is this fun for?
I enjoyed reading. :)
-peace
Haha, I love your family. I can totally see you matter of factly telling Rob it's gonna be a long time and Rob shaking his head dejectedly agreeing.
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