On Saturday, it was discovered that Daughter #2 had misplaced her cellphone again. Not only was it missing, but it had been missing for a week.
This has happened once before and it was explained to her that should the cellphone be unaccounted for, it was of upmost importance to let us know. She sat on the information for a full week (who knows how long we would have been uninformed – I discovered it was missing, she did not tell me). During this week of silence, she made feeble attempts to find it.
How do I know they were feeble?
After I hit the roof and she started scrambling, the phone was found in 30 minutes.
Naturally there had to be a punishment. Simply taking away the phone would not suffice. During her searching she announced that the phone was more trouble than it was worth and she didn’t even want it anymore. If she isn’t going to feel the punishment, what’s the point? I am not going to waste my time and hers by beating her with a feather!
In addition to taking away the phone, I also took away her evening plans. She was forced to spend time at home. A portion of her confinement was spent organizing her room. (not enough for my taste, but she says her new system will work) And this is a picture of what she did for the rest of the night.
It was not knitting-as-punishment, but more I’m-so-damned-bored-staying-at-home-with-my-mean-parents type of knitting. She started off a bit reluctantly, but soon discovered that she is good at it! She has mastered both the knit and the purl stitch. Her gauge needs some work, but its evenness is impressive for a first attempt. She is contemplating her first project.
I caught a live one!! go team!
purlingswine 