Upon learning that I was coming to school with him yesterday, Michael immediately informed me that there were RULES THAT MUST BE FOLLOWED MOMMY.
What are the rules Michael?
Well, Mommy (said like Iike I'm the biggest moron in the world. His teenage years flashed in front of my eyes I swear to G-d.)
1. You must use your inside voice. This means no yelling. (Thank you Michael, I didn't know.)
2. No hitting.
3. No biting. Biting is really bad.
4. No running.
5. Keep your hands to yourself.
Okay, first of all, who replaced my horribly behaved four year old with this reciter of rules? And second of all, notice what rule was conspicuously missing? Being quiet at quiet time. Luckily there was no discussion of that at orientation.
Baby steps.
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My kid also knows the rules of school like the back of her hand BUT CAN’T REMEMBER TO WASH HER HANDS AFTER USING THE BATHROOM.
Logan too recites the rules, but now he recites the “old school” and “new school” rules and Greg and I are supposed to know which rules belong with which school. He gets mad when we get it wrong.