{just like me}

you know how you can look at each of your children and see yourself in them?  and i'm not just talking about them having your nose or your eyes.  i'm talking about personality and mannerisms.  attitude.  stubbornness.  patience.  you get my point.

chloe is a lot like me.  she loves to read, draw and generally be artistic.  we tuck them in at night and then we always check on them one last time before we head to bed.  this is how we found chloe a couple of weeks ago.  she was {sneakily} drawing in the dark in bed and fell asleep mid-turtle.  notice the pencil.  so cute.  {oh and the socks on the hands?  it's the only way we can keep the girls from scratching their eczema at night} 

what traits do your children have of yours?

{i'll review the video}

it's my secret go-to to get the kids to not lie to me.  i know.  i know.  i know.  stop saying it.  i know.  it's weird and kind of well, weird.  it just happened one day.  it just popped out.  and it worked.  and it's worked every single time since.

i was asking someone about something and they were clearly lying.  i work security at work and for some reason i just said "tell me or i'll review the video". and omg it worked.  guys.  it worked.  it works.

for example....

chloe was at the table being a brat and saying "nuh uh" at everything one of her brothers or sister said to her.

chloe:  "nuh uh"
me: "chloe knock it off.  be nice to your family".
someone else.  "blah blah blah."
chloe:  "nuh uh!"
me:  "chloe come here!!!  did you just say nuh uh after i told you not to."
chloe:  "no."
me:  "really???????????????????????!"
chloe:  "no."
me:  "chloe, i'm going to review the video."
chloe:  "i did."
me:  "go to bed."

see??  totally works.

do you use anything wacky to get your kids to behave or tell the truth?