Who are you giving a timeout to?
We’re having issues over here.
And by “we” I mean “Kainoa”.
Let’s not act surprised.
And we have this conversation all too often:
Now it’s your turn!
Choose a prompt, post it on your blog, and come back and sign Mr. Linky. Be sure to sign up with the actual post URL and not just your basic blog URL (click on the title of your post for that URL). For good comment karma try to comment on the three blogs above your name!!
The Prompts:
1.) Describe a time when you had difficulty communicating with someone who speaks a different language than you.
2.) If you could do your wedding over, how would you do it?
3.) Who are you giving a timeout to?
4.) What do you dream about? Explain a dream you’ve had recently without using the words ‘I’ or ‘me’ or ‘drunk as all get up”.
5.) What’s so good about it? Write an interesting poem or piece of writing where the last two words of the writing are ‘good-bye’.
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The video was SO sweet, and those pictures of kainoa in the corner are just too much! Do the walls have little nose prints on them? One time in school this kid stained the black board with his nose breathing. Think he *might* have been scarred when the teacher told the whole class?
oh your video was like a glimpse into my life … oh little kids … whatever would we do without them … hmmm :-)
Yeay! I’m early today! Happy Thursday to all from Malaysia!
Oh wow! Those pictures are priceless! :D
That video is priceless. :)
LMAO!! Love the video! I love hearing “I love you” from my cutie pie….it’s just funny when you do it. :D
Oh man…it’s so hard to be a little man:) What a sweet video-you’re such a great mama!:)
You are doing better than me…I can’t get mine to stand in the corner!
And we have that same talk…except for the beautiful part…but now, I am so adding that to the talk!
Haha, that’s too cute. I see he’s been sent to the corner more than once :) I totally love the video conversation. What in the world is he looking at every time he turns around? Is there a script board there?
By the way, I think you’re very kee-le-ful too :)
Does Kainoa live in the corners?
Nice apology though – he’s learning.
I love that you’ve taken a whole set of time out pictures! He’s a cutie. My son is too young for time outs yet, but I feel the days are coming soon…
Awww the video are so cute! The pictures…boy that reminds me of my own childhood only back then my father would make me lift up one foot hahaha.
I just need say that I totally understand your issues b/c am having the same ones but in just greater number.
It sucks.
Dammit if we’re not having the EXACT same issues over here. And by we I actually mean #2 AND #3. I think we should start a parenting partnership in which I send one of my naughtiest offenders to you for the summer and you fix him for me. What? That doesn’t sound like a partnership to you? Well, talk to Dumb Dad about that because I’m like 89% sure that he defines our parenting partnership as, “A relationship in which Dumb Mom does all of the work and I sit here and blink awaiting for the few moments of the day during which the children are in good moods simultaneously and then I swoop in to play with them, being certain extricate myself once the blubbering, bickering, and bitchin’ start”. Can you tell I needs me a break?!
Wow, that is the exact same parenting partnership we have at my house. I’m frequently found saying, “Can you not hear/see what they are doing?”
Here’s to hoping that Kainoa is good on his promise at least through Memorial Day …
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Shucks. He is the cutest little thing. I can’t really take it! What a sweetie! I know you just had to stage all those pictures because there is NO WAY that little cutie could ever yell and scream… you can’t trick me Kat!
Sooooo glad I’m not the only one who takes pictures of kids in time-out. Love it! Thanks for doing this…love the prompts.
Such a cutie, that Kainoa! At least your kids are still young enough so that they don’t laugh at you when you try to have such a conversation! ;)
Love it! I don’t have any timeout pictures, but I do have one of my daughter having a sersious temper tantrum in the middle of the park. (actually our photographer took it during an engagement shoot!—it turned out to be one of my favorites!)
Great pictures!!!
Oh…the I’m sorry conversation. Way to throw in “Mommy is beautiful.” As long as you’ve got them repeating stuff…
We are jst ow getting to this phase. Ugh.
I can’t access the video at work, but I can’t wait to watch it at home after reading the comments!
Thanks for another great Writers Workshop Mama Kat.
The photos of K in the corner were just too funny. And the video was sweet … love how you worked in “Mom is beautiful.” Is that a standard part of any apology in your house? : )
I love how he’s wearing different outfits in the pictures. Hahaha he must get sent there A LOT. Too cute
Those photos are TOO funny. I never thought about having my kiddo stand in the corner. Hmmmm, might have to give that a try.
Your posts are always so creative. I especially loved yesterday with the polaroid snaps and twitter comments. Thank you for hosting this workshop. Today was my first participation and I think it is fantastic.
The mulitple “standing-in-the-corner” pics are priceless!
Let me know if it works…I’ve got the makings of a naughty, naughty girl. Something tells me she’s got lots of timeouts in her future!
Ahhhh kids…my three year old is giving me a run for my money right now.
The video sounds similar to what goes on in our house!
great pics and can totally relate
All to common, all too often.
I had to stick to my guns and not go to Sam’s Club earlier this week because of a fit in Subway. Was is worth the 25 extra minutes of fit afterwards? No.
What to do besides sell them to gypsies?
Aww, Poor Kainoa. Umm, I mean, poor Mommy!!! My 2.5 year old son finally realized that he was 2 and supposed to be “terrible”. I’m losing my mind.
I wonder if anyone has had a more terrible wedding night story…
Hmmm, reminds me of the old days. My older brother and I spent many occasions in the corner, and if we couldn’t access a corner…we’d just have to kiss a wall for how ever long (usually 5 minutes but it depended on the crime). When we were I guess 9 and 11 and my dad didn’t feel that a spanking was necessary but some action had to be taken, he created a twist for the whole standing in a corner thing (he learned it from his dad who was in the military). He would make us either 1.) stand facing a wall – about a foot and a half away from it, and then he would make us lean into the wall and support our weight with only our index fingers for however long; or 2.) we would have to stand facing the wall with our noses pressed up against it, we would have to hold two encyclopedias (one in each hand, and usually the thickest he owned) and hold them out at arms length. Do you know how heavy encyclopedias get after just two minutes? My younger brother missed this whole disipline stage (completely)…besides being grounded a couple times and being sent to the corner (the regular way), he never got the same punishments as what my older brother and I got growing up….granted there is a 8 and 10 year gap between us and him so I think my parents where just way more mellow when he came around.
Anyway. I love the pics!
how cute! I wish someone would order me to timeout. I need one :-)
I put my MIL in time out and I think the fallout of this post is going to be nuclear. Wish me luck! But will she get a clue? Hell no.
If you’re going to get your babe to apologize, you might as well get him to tell you you’re beautiful!
The fact that you took the pictures of Kainoa in time-out — many times. LOL. That is hysterical. The video is so cute too1
Love those pictures. That is pretty much how mine look in the timeout corner, only folded into a ball with head smashed into the floor. LOL! Sorry you are dealing with this too.
We are mostly past the time out phase in our house. Punishment usually consists of being sent to your room (for a decent chunk of time), being grounded, or losing their privleges, depending upon the offense.
Aren’t kids great?
That video is precious. I love when he tells you you’re beautiful!
I most definitely used to do this to my younger sister! When she was in trouble I would make her promise to give me all the money in her piggy bank. It was hilarious!
Those pictures are TOO cute! Time outs NEVER worked for my little girl sadly haha!
I have seen timeouts in the corner and always wonder if the walls are cleaner or dirtier from people standing in the corner…
Impressive how you get him to stand there without a an overly dramatic hissy fit like my two would always have when I tried to get them to do that. Now we just send them to their rooms and take away their electronics!
Oh my gosh, I am cracking up at all the outfit changes. Gotta love a spirited boy right? Right?!
And you ARE beautiful!
i tried using the timeout method, but i dont think it worked. the moment i turned my back, my son was right behind me when his face is should be facing the wall!
YOu use time outs in your house? I thought you just used corporal punishment. :)
Aww.. I guess it’s not supposed to cute.. lol.
I’m joining in the Writing Workshop for the first week, so hopefully I’m doing everything right :) I’ll make sure to read and comment on other people’s posts as well! :)
Wow, you have a whole set of pictures of him in time out!
I love the part where you tell him to tell you you’re beautiful, lol!
Great pictures!
Found you from Life as a CEO and now I have lots of reading to do!!
He is so darn cute!! The video made me smile :)
I’m gonna try the corner with my two year old – we used to have to do that when we were kids, but I never even thought about trying it out on him!
I think my life is spent dealing with time-outs! Great pics and video! You are WAY nicer than I am in dealing with the “Please apologize now” thing.
I went with question 2: http://somekindafairytale.blogspot.com/2010/05/writing-workshop-wednesday.html
So cute! I went with prompt #5, a poem that ends with “good bye”
Like how you snuck in that “say mommy is beautiful”! Great prompts this week!
Ah, the good old corner. Nothing like it, is there!
Christy
Oh, that video is just precious! We’re having similar anger issues with our little boy. It’s so hard to figure out how to tell them to express anger without screaming and crying. Perhaps this is the age to set up a punching bag in the playroom or something. I didn’t have any brothers, so this is all foreign to me. Looks like you’re doing a great job, though! I’m impressed you can get him to stand in a corner. Maybe it’s the twin factor, but that does not work here. The other child goes and “rescues” the one in time-out. Ugh.
Haha! He reminds me of my 7-year old who is forever finding herself in timeout. In fact I’m predictng that she’ll be late to her wedding because she’ll be stuck in timeout. lol Kainoa is such a cutie. :)
Come on over to my place and see who’s in timeout. I’ll give you a hint… He’s a little curious. Hope to see you soon Kat.
Kristi, Live and Love…Out Loud
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I think our boys are comparing notes. Even if he is in time out a lot, at least you are being consistent. That is the key. And yeah, he is a total cutie.
Loved your time out post. This is my first go at your writer’s workshop. I’m really looking forward to reading as many posts as I can. Peace. :)
what an adorable video. i have that same conversation but i need to add the part about saying i’m beautiful. Love it :)
Looks like our house! Except, we put him on the naughty step.
so what’s the secret for getting him to actually stand still in that corner? is there a lollipop sticking out of the wall? :)
Okay, how did you brainwash that child to get him to stay there???? I’m impressed!
I love the “say you’re beautiful, mom!” We are in the middle of time-out hell at my house too. I feel most of my day is spend policing time-outs.
This was fun, I actually wanted to do more than one
With three children I found out that timeouts just affects each child differently. With my second daughter, at the end of the timeout I felt like I needed to give another timeout. While my third daughter was petrified at the idea of timeouts
He is just too darn cute! Poor baby. Looks like he knows that stance well!
Cute pictures — I love the “little kitchen.” I was obsessed with mine as a kid.
Hey, at least the timeout still works for you. Me? Yeah… not so much.
You’d know that this would so perfectly fit my day today. Toy packagers are the devil!
Enjoy this, thanks. :)
I finally have participated in your workshop! I went with “goodbye” :)
Thanks for inspiring us! Glad to know I’m not the only one having these conversations with my boys (over and over)!
Thanks for stopping by my site — get to see my Mom in less than 24 hours:)
Chasity
Oh just so cute – his little face, gotta just love him, how you kept a straight face I do not know :-)
I am definitely going to participate in this next week, as reading some of these amazing stories I just have to have a go myself. Prompt 1 is something I wrote about a while ago, being English with an American daughter has created some interesting challenges as I attempt to learn American. If you think this is not a big deal then check out my old post entitled “You Say Potato, I Say Patattah!”