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Rule #248

Rule #248:  Changing the toilet paper roll in the bathroom is not a magic trick that only Mommy knows how to do.  Believe it or not, this skill can be learned by most humans over the age of four.


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Rule #240

Rule #240:  When you are playing with your brother’s brand new birthday toy and he wants to play with it too, you may not tell him, “Not now.  Maybe later;” even if you say it in a nice voice.


Happy Birthday to Gavin!  I hope that your siblings let you play with your gifts.  🙂


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Rule #208

Rule #208:  No, you may not save the cardboard diorama that you barfed in.  (But if you beg and cry enough, Mom might take pity on you and take pictures of it so you can recreate it later.)


And no, I’m not posting the pictures.


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Rule #189

Rule #189:  We usually leave for school at 8:10am.  8:09am is not the best time to ask for help with your homework that is due today.


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Rule #187

Rule #187:  No, Mommy will not ask the hairdresser to come to our house to cut her hair so you have time to play a game on the computer.


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Rule #182

Rule #182:  If you wear a clothing item for less than 15 minutes, it does not need to go into the laundry.


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Rule #162

Rule #162:  When you have come home sick from school, you may not:


  1. Go to your friend’s house to play when she gets home .

  2. Go to soccer practice.

  3. Have cake for lunch.


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Rule #159

Rule #159:  Grabbing that French fry back from your brother does not constitute “sharing.”


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Rule #154

Rule #154:  Revealing the location of the popsicles is not the same thing as giving you permssion to eat a bunch of them right before dinner.


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Rule #152

Rule #152:  Please get ready after this game on Mario Kart. And when I say “after this game,” I mean next time there’s a short break. I do not care that you define “a game” as 4 races with 3 laps in each race. Or you can just PUSH PAUSE already!


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