Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Deal with the Devil (by that I mean deal with Mom)

As Davis came up the stairs this morning, he got a scolding from me, "Davis!!  You've worn those shorts the last two days in a row, and you wore that shirt on Monday.  I haven't done the wash yet.  Those clothes are dirty.  Go back down stairs and change!!"

"But Mom, I love these clothes.  I don't want to change."

"I don't care if you love the clothes,"  I replied.  "What will people think if you keep wearing the same clothes over and over?  They will think I am not taking care of you.  Go change."

"But Mom, I don't want to."

"Fine.  You have two choices:  Go downstairs and change, or pay me a dollar for each item of clothing you want to retread in."

He then pouted his way down the stairs, and I thought for sure I had that fight won.

Then he came back upstairs.

"Davis!!  Why are you still wearing those clothes?"

His reply was to hand me two dollars.  He smiled.

Why do I feel like I lost this argument even though I am two dollar richer?

4 comments:

Heather said...

hahaha!!! oh i love this. it's sounds just like my daughter!! :)) she could wear the same pair of leggings 4 days in a row if i let her!!
love you! :))

Becky said...

Wow, I can't believe he paid you! You would have won the fight with James. He is very motivated by money!

Melissa@thebblog said...

oh i love it. do you ask yourself all the time when the kids got smarter than their monther?

Nichole said...

Davis is how old? Reed tries to wear the same red turtleneck everyday. GROSS!