To the tune of Katy Perry's "I kissed a girl and I liked it".
To bribe or not to bribe? That is the question.
At least, it is in my household.
Miss6 is a bit allergic to homework. Her exact words.
I tried the rewards chart system, I tried threats, promises,
empty promises of ponies and unicorns and Katy Perry tucking her in at night. Nothing
worked. Especially not after the first time she took me up on the Katy Perry
offer and I showed up to tuck her in later that night, with a mumbled claim of
Katy’s Rep double booking her with MTV Cribs, and Katy sends her apologies....sweet dreams!
I was down to my very last option….Miss6’s
favourite place in the whole world after Bali
and Ikea….
The $2 Shop
Now, after Miss6 has done all of her homework for the week, she goes to the $2 Shop to pick something out. And it is a well
stocked shop. So far we’ve come home with a stubby holder, a plastic ash
tray (I’ll have to put that one in her Hope Chest, since she’s too
young to smoke), some kitchen scourers, and multiple
lip glosses.
She can’t get enough of the cheap lip gloss.
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| That's a whole school term of homework right there |
It’s not that she’s trying to collect every shade.
It’s not that she likes to wear lip gloss.
She eats it.
She puts it on, and then when she thinks I’m
not looking she shoves the stick in her mouth and sucks on it. Then double-dips and goes for a second suck. And so on and so forth until the tube is empty.
If only I could find one of these, surely it'd be worth at least a month's homework:
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| Katy Perry stubby holder. Yours for the bargain price of 4 weeks reading |
What’s a mother to do?
Stop taking her, or ban her
from purchasing lip gloss, instead re-directing her to the scourers and stubbie
holders?
Hire a Katy Perry impersonator to come and tuck her in each night?
Meh, if the lip gloss isn't making her sick then I think you are on to a winner there! Not to mention having a great story to use as blackmail when she gets a bit older. :)
ReplyDeleteLOl... gross. My daughter sticks her fingers in my cooking and licks her fingers.... it drives me MAD! I say let her go... UNLESS... you can bribe her with Katy Perry computer time on you tube... thats what Hailey does when shes good. (shes always good) good luck with the lipgloss sucker!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter eats my lip balm. The strawberry Chapstick, my absolute favourite ever. I can't buy it anymore, or if I do I have to hide it because she'll just devour it.
ReplyDeleteBloody weirdo.
Yep, my eldest also eats her lip gloss. Makes dinner a lot easier though. and as for the ashtray being kept in her Hope chest - GOLD!
ReplyDeleteTotally. I should start taking pics as she's busy sucking on it. Proof for her 21st birthday
ReplyDeleteNever thought of You Tube. Although, Miss6 is quite adamant she only wants the real thing, live in the flesh (no pressure for me or anything....)
ReplyDeleteTwo weirdo's. Weirdo duo.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if they could make me a lip gloss laced with brocolli and spinach. Then I wouldn't have to worry about making her eat green veg
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