I was FURIOUS!!!!!!!!

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Registered: 01-02-2008
I was FURIOUS!!!!!!!!
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Thu, 01-03-2008 - 1:43pm
I'm not sure I have ever been so mad at my 13 yo. Last week we ordered a really nice loft bed for the 10 & 8 yo girls (they share a room). It was delivered and set up yesterday. As soon as the delivery men left they were told that no one was to EVER jump from the top bunk to the lower full size bed underneath. After we told them all to go up to bed last night we heard this horrible crashing sound. I said "what was that" DH said "sounded like a board breaking". We ran upstairs to find that $900 and only 8 hours later we had a broken bed!!!!! The 13 yo had jumped from the top to the bottom and broke the wooden side rail completely in half!!!!!!! I was so mad I felt nauseous.
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Registered: 12-14-2006
Fri, 01-04-2008 - 9:22am

Glad to hear they're remorseful, and that you're feeling calmer.

Your website is beautiful, BTW! I had to go over there and check it out!

Sue, mom to Leah and Seth


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Registered: 01-02-2008
Fri, 01-04-2008 - 9:27am

Thank you. I'm still adding to it, a little at a time.

Lisa

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Fri, 01-04-2008 - 10:11am
Personally I think that's kind of excessive punishment.
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Fri, 01-04-2008 - 10:41am
All of our children are aware of the way our punishment works. We have a scale system as far as length of time and privileges that are taken away. And this was a light punishment.As a matter of fact when we told her what the punishment was she said "oh, is that all". They will most likely be "let off" by tonight due to the fact that it was an accident. But, at the same time we could not let it go since they did disobey the #1 rule that was put in place as soon as it was set up.
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