Lax Parenting Pays Off

So, Grant and I recognize that we have become too soft in certain areas with child #2. The most noticeable is bedtime. Bennett was always forbidden to leave her bed at night unless it was an emergency. Rarely did she challenge this. With Ainsley it is quite a different story. She regularly gets out of bed, nearly always for a non-emergency, and we let it go. Why? Because she's so sweet and pleasant about it, and she's cute. We know we must remedy this. Anyway, last night, the non-emergency was that her nose was just too stuffy for her to fall asleep. She needed to stay up a little bit to... ...color her Cubbies mask! Right! I should have known that would remedy a stuffy nose. Grant, the softy that he is, went right along with it and the two of them colored away. Another vast contrast between Bennett and Ainsley. Bennett despised Cubbies. Ainsley adores Cubbies.

And, the finished product modeled by a wide awake Ainsley! I'm so glad we could promote a love for Cubbies by failing to be consistent with rules in our home. Way to go, Mom and Dad.