Every morning, same story. "Come on, Courtney, let's get going. Hurry up, Courtney, we're gonna be late. Courtney, life is passing you by, let's go!" Yup, same stuff, different day. I've even taken her to school "as is". You know, hair in a bad mess all over the head or a half dressed child (decent but mostly in pajamas). Nothing seemed to get through.
Funny thing is, is that when you slip by her room and peek in, she's just sitting there staring into the wardrobe mirrors on her closet. She's not doing much except just looking at herself. When I asked her what that was all about, she said that she just likes looking at herself. Um, okay . . .
Enter Brandilyn with a smart idea. She was visiting last week and she said, "Mom, why don't you just take the mirrors off the closet?" Uh, why didn't I think of that? Duh!!!
Mirrors off. Everyday this week Courtney has been ready BEFORE me! It's a miracle! Wow!!! No more nagging. No more stress about getting out the door anymore. Mornings with her and I are going pretty well, thank you very much!
Now . . . how do we deal with the homework issue?
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