Laney has a friend over today. They are playing upstairs in her room. I heard something going on. I waited. I heard them speaking in low tones about what to do. Laney’s friend asked her what she was going to do. “Let me go tell her.” Laney says. I hear Laney come down the stairs.
“Mom.”
“Yes.”
“I accidentally-by-mistake-not-on-purpose-totally-didn’t-mean-to-so-sorry-wrote-on-my-chair-with-a-marker-while-I-was-drawing-didn’t-mean-to-it-was-an-accident, please don’t be mad at me!!!”
“Thank you for telling me Laney. Take the wet rag from the kitchen and try to wipe it off. I am not mad at you.”
“Ok, Mom!”
She ran back upstairs and I heard her friend ask her, “So what did she say?”
Laney said, “She wasn’t mad. As long as I tell her what happened right away and don’t hide it and don’t lie she doesn’t get mad.”
Her friend said, “Yeah. My mom is the same way.”
I love, love, love that Laney is getting this!!!! And I today, as a Mom, I feel like I’m doing it right! ;D
