A couple weeks after school started Alyssa came to me and dropped this bomb.
Mommy, Daddy said that if I get straight A's this year, I can get a puppy.
Wow, how exciting! Now hold on while I strangle daddy.
Come on Seth. You don't offer a good student bribes for good grades. Alyssa can do this in her sleep. You should have told her she had to do the laundry, or clean her room, or practice piano and viola. First rule of bribing children with gifts you don't actually want to give them: Make the task insurmountable!
So yesterday Miss Alyssa brought me a sealed mid-quarter progress report from her teacher. Only one A. Yep, just one. Problem is, the rest were A pluses. Don't worry though, it is only a progress report so there is still time to sabotage her before report cards come out. And remember, I have an ace up my sleeve.
There are no mid-quarter progress reports for gym.
*Again, this is meant to be funny. I don't actually want my child to fail any of her subjects, but I will take a C in gym, please.
Second Week of School
3 years ago
11 comments:
Here's your loophole. Seth said straight A's, not straight A+'s. Ha! Just be tricky with your words. Of course not until after report cards come out. ;-)
LOL Good luck! Keep us posted. :)
This again? I thought puppy fever wore off on your turf. I bet Seth is aching for a pooch again, so he's looking for every angle to make you actually go through with it this time. Good luck with that! I'm ready to get rid of our rotten dog. She did something absolutely horrible yesterday that I won't share with the interwebs.
Jen,
Alyssa is a true animal lover. She gives up sometimes but the desire never fades. And now I am wondering what naughty Lucy did. All I can think of is the poor chickens?
Go Alyssa.I will get you a puppy (or at least 1/2).
Mom, Oh please do get her half a puppy. I believe that may be traumatic enough that she will never ask for a pet again.
Did he specify that it would be a 'real' puppy? Could you present her with a stuffed animal or something. I know that's mean but....
She likes American Girl right? They have some cute puppies. Maybe if it was AG brand she would take it better?
All I know is I would do anything to get out of having to get a real one... and I think keeping promises to kids is a huge deal.
She's old enough thought that you can talk to her about how he made the promise without discussing it with you and getting a puppy is a huge life change.
a+, do they really grade that hard in gym. I always thoguht if you participated you passed. Or is that why you are saying a c!
I see a puppy in your future. So sorry. I'm still holding firm on not getting one, I don't want to clean up or feed one more!
Cheryl, Alyssa has a million stuffed puppies, including Sugar from AG. She even has ones that move and bark. We actually have talked many times about how a dog has to be a family decision and something they all show they are ready for, but her and Seth are loving torturing me with this whole straight A's thing.
Makinzee, No they don't grade tough in gym. That is what's so funny. I failed gym and my kids consistently pull very low marks in gym. They get comments that say they can not perform up to their age level. We are the least athletic people ever! It is so embarrassing to have to go to gym class and be the worst and last picked for every sport. I hated it! I know everyone has subjects they aren't good at but that is the only one where you have to publicly humiliate yourself.
The one and only thing I like about living in a rental house is the fact that when my kids ask for a pet I can say "Sorry no pets allowed." And I'm not the bad guy. Good luck!
Julie, I was there in gym, too. So nice to get older and realize the athletic stuff can be done at your own pace and the only person you need to compete against is yourself. Good luck on the puppy corner. They do become part of the family. (absolutely hilarious post, by the way!)
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