Used coupons to punish my kids.

ameeker · #1 (**permalink**) 11-05-2009, 07:41 PM

Normally my DD's are really great kids, I never hesitate to take them with me wherever I go. But this past Sunday that was not the case. DH had to work which is not unusual. So he helped me load up the kiddos for church and then we left the driveway in separate directions. I don't know exactly why, but the kids were extra grouchy. They went to bed a little late, but we did the fall back bit, so they got a normal amount of sleep, they didn't have candy for breakfast (that I know of...), nobody was sick, but for some reason they were all just in really bad moods. And I ended up having to do something I've never done before, they were behaving so badly that we actually left church EARLY! Normally on Sunday's they go visit my parents after church, but they were just too bad for a reward like that. So I took them shopping with my coupon binder and everything. They were absolutely miserable as I slowly looked over every deal and coupon. In the car on the way home they all promised to behave in church from now on. And I told them they better because the next time it happened we would be going to a bigger city where there are more stores and more sales.