Why is it that my husband and I can't have any time away? Wait, let me rephrase that...we can, but usually there's some kind trouble when we get back. This is what happened when we got back and I went to my moms to pick up our kids.
Me: So how did things go?
Grandma: Well actually Autumn has been pretty mouthy all day. Then when I had finally had enough I told her to go to her room and she started laughing!
Me: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Grandma: It wouldn't have been so bad if she didn't laugh in my face about it.
Me: So Autumn what is the problem?
Autumn: I don't know.
Me: Well why were you being rude to Grandma?
Autumn: I don't know.
Me: Do you think that was a good way to show Grandma that you appreciate staying at her house and taking you and your friend to a birthday party yesterday?
Autumn: No.
Me: Do you think maybe you should fix the problem?
Autumn: Yeah.
Me: Well...
Autumn: (calling past me into the living room) Sorry Grandma.
Me: I think you could have thought to do that before now.
Autumn: Yeah.
Fast forward to home...about 30 minutes later.
Me: Well you are grounded in your room for the rest of the day.
Autumn: ok
Me: And, you need to clean it while you are in there.
Autumn: ok
Me: And, while you are in here you need to think about why on earth you were so rude to Grandma today.
Autumn: ok (starts to clean her room)
Fast forward two hours...
Me: So did you think about why you were acting that way?
Autumn: Yeah, when I went for a walk earlier, some boys were mocking me (about an incident that occurred at school earlier in the week). I told them that it was none of their business and I didn't think they should be doing that, but it made me mad.
Me: Did you tell Grandma that's what made you upset?
Autumn: No, I didn't want to ruin her day.
Don't we just love the logic of our FASD kiddies? Oh brother...
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