Monday, May 24, 2010

Name calling... or not???

Yesterday, Ainsley was put in time-out for a very long time for calling her sister what sounded a lot like "You are an idiot." This was the first time that she has used that word... or even called her sister a name. At first, I had to hide the fact that I was kind of laughing. It seemed funny to me for some reason. However, I did tear up a little bit realizing that we were entering into this next phase of sibling relationships.
Jesse and I both talked to Ainsley about how it is not acceptable to call people names and we will not put up with it in our house.
A few hours later, I heard Ainsley calling Brynn the same word again. I was on my way into her bedroom to put her back in time-out when I heard her say it again. I listened closer and it sounded more like "illiod". So, I asked her what she was talking about. She said that Brynn was an "illiod" because she was not doing what her mom and dad asked her to do.
As it turns out, she did not in fact call Brynn a mean name. She called her "someone who does not obey"! Who would have thought!?!?!

2 comments:

  1. Could Ainsley please come over and help me refresh my vocabulary? Even I don't use that word!

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  2. Casey- I have no idea where she comes up with the things she does!

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