And Then There's One

Just Vinh. Fin Fin and Lucas went home. You can still call and ground them if you want. I'm sorry they're not the nicest cousins. I hope you didn't pick up any habits. I'm also sorry you have to treat them differently for now. I would normally tell you it's okay to smack people who harass you, but I don't think mommy is going to be okay if you smack them.

I'm sorry Finley didn't share with you and I told you it's okay since she's leaving tonight and that you need to still share with her. In general, I don't think you should let people make you do bad things. Sharing and not smacking people are good things, but there will be times when you have to break that rule. Maybe next year I'll be okay with you smacking them. You're starting school soon and you'll need to learn to develop the skills to defend yourself and knowledge to know when. I need to stop confusing you with complex rules that differ for family and strangers. Family may not like it, but if they misbehave, they need to be smacked or disavowed. You did a good job ignoring them as much as you could. I'm proud of you for that.