I have 2 of these in my household. Their names are Adam & Austin.
I can tuck them nicely into their beds at the proper bedtime, check on them every 10-15 minutes, and I hear them talking to amongst themselves, or playing with some toy they found in their bed, or the latest was this.
They BOTH were in the top bunk with their chromebooks, complete with headphones and covers.. giggling.. I just couldn’t believe that BOTH of them made this naughty choice.
They KNOW better, and they did it anyway.
Immediately, I walked over, just staring at them, until they realized I was in their presence. Adam told me I scared him, and quickly asked how long they were going to be grounded… of course they knew there was a consequence. I told them they obviously didn’t learn their lesson the LAST time they did this. They just got more creative, and had headphones on, so they didn’t think they would get busted.?? But, Austin said, he still didn’t learn his lesson… hmmmm.. I told them they were grounded for 7 days…
Responses were as follows…. “I don’t like you,” I hate you,” “I don’t like this life,” “I hate bedtime,” and “I wish nighttime didn’t exist.”
For the love… these boys can be so dramatic..
Needless to say, they are counting down the days to Sunday.. hahahaha