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Giving Sneaky a Bad Name

I've been trying to get Gabby to clean her room. She was given a week and if it wasn't clean, she would lose her Twilight posters. She lost them. The second week, she would lose her MP3 player. She lost it. The 3rd week, she would lose her Nintendo DS. She lost it. P-Dub set up a shoe box last week named "Gabby's Punishment Box". Everything she loses goes in there. So, last night I needed the shoe box to help me with a craft (more on this later). So, I started to take Gabby's stuff out of the shoebox...and the MP3 player was not in there. She had just gone to bed and I marched into her room...and demanded, "Where's the MP3 player?!" She lowered her head and said, "I took it to school." I asked where it was. She said in her backpack. DOUBLE WAMMY! Not only did she sneak the MP3 player out of her punishment box, but she also took it to school! I got the MP3 player out of her backpack and said, "You're not doing ANYTHING for a VERY long TIME!!!"

I was sooo disappointed in her. She definitely got my "sneaky" gene. I was a very sneaky child. I lied to my mom all the time.

BUT!!!...What I want to know is how is she sooooo BAD at it!!!??? I mean what the hell? She's not very bright when it comes to "sneaking". If it was me? I would have snuck the MP3 player to school and then made sure I PUT IT BACK when I got home!!!

I'm just disappointed all the way around.

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stephanie said…
funny, but not funny... :)
10:18 AM
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