The deal

I tried to bribe AJ tonight and he flipped it back to me.... so we have a deal.

I've been sick again.... I blame it on the stress of this last week of work, more than I care to go into. I am going to work Fridays though for now, so I am sad to lose my day, but thankful for the opportunity. So on top of everything going on, AJ has decided to make over his personality and not be the thoughtful compassionate kid I have always thought him to be. Twice in the last week he has closed the car door on his sister. He has developed an attitude that he doesn't care and only wants to argue. I fear I am getting a dose of my own medicine from when I was child. I remember my dad constantly telling me maybe I should be a lawyer since I liked to argue so much. My parents always said I would have a kid like myself one day.... Well I sent AJ to bed early tonight, before TK. This he understood, to be the older child and have to go to bed first (they normally go at the same time) was the end of the world. I told him that if he could be good for the next 2 day we would either go buy Toystory movie (he has been asking for) or he could pick out a prize. Here is his response:

"Well mom, if you can be good at work for 2 times then I will take you to the mom mall to look at magazines and then we get pick something out for me, ok?"

All I could do was smile. Hopefully this is just an ornery phase for him.