The Silent Treatment
January 29, 2008 | Uncategorized
Last night I wanted to have a nice, quiet evening at home (as much as possible with two kids and a talkative husband) so I informed Ryder after I picked him up from school “There will be NO playstation tonight”. He gets very upset when it is time to get off (putting it VERY mildly). He handled the announcement much better than I expected. He didn’t even say a word.
Well, we arrived home and a little while later he came into the kitchen holding a sign that said “Ying is Dead”. Ryder has a fish tank in his room. Apparently I was being given the “Silent Treatment” – which was a first for Ryder.
I went to his room and as I walked in there was another sign taped to his door that read “Can I at least play on the computer at hotwheels.com? If your answer is Yes then please turn over—–>”. I flipped to the other side and it read “THANKS!” Ryder came rushing up to me and threw his arms around me “Oh, Mother, I’m sorry I was silent for so long!!”
It had only been 5 minutes!
2 Responses to “The Silent Treatment”
Coulda been worse.
Julia has given me the silent treatment since October.
By bill on Jan 29, 2008
Remember, Bill. It will only last as long as it takes for her pocketbook to start getting hungry.
By mother on Jan 29, 2008