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05/09/2005 Archived Entry: "swinging"

Tabitha and I have come to an agreement. When she's done with breakfast and tv, whether that means she turned it off on her own or I told her to turn it off, I like her to immediately start getting ready for the day. She often resists and we sat down and had a talk about it. She likes to swing in the mornings when it's cool outside and she's wearing a night gown. When she explained this to me, as opposed to the more common "But I don't want to do my morning business" whine, then we were able to work something out. Now, she can swing for 30 minutes before doing morning business if she watches no more than 2 shows, we don't have to be anywhere and if she cleans up her breakfast without being asked. So far she's only taken advantage of this arrangement one time, but it's good because it puts her more in control of her mornings.

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