I don't bribe my kids
I am too level headed and reasonable for that. Besides the fact that i take every opportunity possible to teach them a lesson. Bribing isn't part of my parenting toolkit.
Until now apparently.
Chase had a book report due the next day and had half of the book not read yet. I had not an ounce of sympathy. Get upstairs and read all day and night if you have too!
Then he looked at me and seriously said" pls can you read the whole book mommy and dicuss it with me so i can write the report??"
No! No! Of course not !!
Then i realized there were two things i really really wanted from him and have just not found a way to access
1-information about something i really really wanted to know
2- for him to come spend 9 days with his dad and i alone in june
I knew both would never occur unless i took some serious action. I wanted both desperately. Combined with the fact that i am pretty much a speed resder, liked the look of the book, that this child has never asked me for help in school and never missed a deadline at school....
I bribed him
And it worked like magic
On both counts
Can you even imagine having to bribe your child to come on a trip with you??? You will see how this all works when your kid is almost 18 yrs
I felt so so so so bad and guilty that day reading that book. Bad bad mommy
But deep down? For what i got in return? It ended up being on of my finer moments in reality
Sometimes in life we have to give up all ethics and let loose a little
That day? Mommy went wild😝😝😝😝😝
