"I have hidden $100 in your room and if you clean it, you might find it."
Totally brilliant plan that I imagined would lead to frenzied emptying, cleaning, moving, sorting......."
All that happened was she spent more time than normal in her room and the array of floordrobe items changed on an hourly basis. A week passed.
"Where have you put it? Can you give me a hint? I have cleaned evvvveeerrryyytttthhhiiinnnnggggg. Pleeeeeeeease Muuuuuummmmmmmmm?
"It's in there. When you clean properly, you will find it" - yes, cryptic and firm. I high five myself!
More cleaning, more consternation. The drawers get new labels, I can see the top of the dressing table- waahooo! I am winning???
The weeks pass and the room is in varying stages ranging from average to foul cleanliness. My bribe has run its course so I take it back.
Now, my true error- I tell her I have taken it.
"WHY HAVE YOU TAKEN MY MONEY?? That is not fair, you have taken MY money and you said I could have it. You always do this! You took MY money." My head nods, I appear to listen. I vaguely hear all the regulars trotted out (mean, unfair, uncool, strict- did I mention uncool?)
but I am busy planning how I am going to spend my newly acquired $100.
For my next trick I am going to tell her I have hidden a 800kg Bull in her room and if she decides to air the room by opening the windows or the french doors one day, she might find it......
Totally brilliant plan that I imagined would lead to frenzied emptying, cleaning, moving, sorting......."
All that happened was she spent more time than normal in her room and the array of floordrobe items changed on an hourly basis. A week passed.
"Where have you put it? Can you give me a hint? I have cleaned evvvveeerrryyytttthhhiiinnnnggggg. Pleeeeeeeease Muuuuuummmmmmmmm?
"It's in there. When you clean properly, you will find it" - yes, cryptic and firm. I high five myself!
More cleaning, more consternation. The drawers get new labels, I can see the top of the dressing table- waahooo! I am winning???
The weeks pass and the room is in varying stages ranging from average to foul cleanliness. My bribe has run its course so I take it back.
Now, my true error- I tell her I have taken it.
"WHY HAVE YOU TAKEN MY MONEY?? That is not fair, you have taken MY money and you said I could have it. You always do this! You took MY money." My head nods, I appear to listen. I vaguely hear all the regulars trotted out (mean, unfair, uncool, strict- did I mention uncool?)
but I am busy planning how I am going to spend my newly acquired $100.
For my next trick I am going to tell her I have hidden a 800kg Bull in her room and if she decides to air the room by opening the windows or the french doors one day, she might find it......
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