The mystery of the gluttonous sandwich that made and partially ate itself.
So, we had a whodunnit last night. After a completely fun-filled family weekend which included a HUGE cookout yesterday afternoon, we returned home for some much needed rest before the work/school week.
At about 5 p.m. DH and I retire to our bedroom to watch a DVD and nap. We were both completely exhausted from a very over scheduled weekend of activities. DH and I tell the kids, since we all just had such a ginormous wonderful meal, fend for yourselves and make a sandwich for dinner if you get hungry.
DH and I watch a movie, but mostly nap. He gets up and checks on the heathens periodically. Around 8 p.m., we both come out of the room mostly to forage for ourselves and we find some greedy pig had made a sandwich with four thick slices of meat and two pieces of cheese. Whoever the culprit was took two tiny bites out of it and left it on the end table.
DH called the three suspects each who deny, deny and deny some more that they made the sandwich. Now, DH and I are very much against wasting food. We're not a "clean your plate or else" kind of house, but we don't allow for just flat out blatant wastefulness. All of the skids know, if you get it, you eat it. But I think it's the lying that really sets us off.
So - I wander off not to interfere with DH's parenting but I am very curious of the outcome when he returns. He sent them all to bed and they're all grounded from t.v., video games and leaving the house like to go to the park or visit friends for a week.
I was satisfied with that. Just for the heck of it, we briefly pondered who it might actually have been and came up with nothing. It could be any of them. The nature of the crime does not lend itself to an obvious suspect. They have all exhibited dumb piggish behavior at some point.
And so there we are, with our first grounding for SD11, SD9 and SS7.
I'm curious how others handle the "no one did it" scenarios.
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When the skids go to BM's
When the skids go to BM's house, I have one kid - my DH. Even then, he blames everything on the dog. LOL. It could be me griping at him about everything from eating the last of the ice cream to using up the gas in my car and he blames the dog. So the kids come by it "honest" I guess.
Ya, that's kind of the
Ya, that's kind of the approach we've taken thus far. And this is the first time we haven't gotten the truth out of them. So - it's the first time they're all being punished for one person's crime.
I'm hoping it'll be good for the future. They'll realize that not only are they enduring the punishment we handed out, but I'm sure the two innocent ones aren't going to be too happy about it either.
I'm wondering if once this grounding actually starts affecting them - like this evening after school, we don't get a confession.
Last night, I asked DH what he would do if someone fessed up at a later time like today and he didn't really give me a clear answer.
Oh, I'm sure the two innocent
Oh, I'm sure the two innocent siblings will make the guilty one confess. I think if someone confesses, it would be fair to add one extra day for each day the innocent kids were grounded...so if he/she confesses tonight, they would get two extra days (maybe even three for waiting a whole day to confess). Good luck! Let us know the outcome.
That's a good idea. I was
That's a good idea. I was thinking there would be a confession once the punishment commences.
I will try to keep you posted of the story as it unfolds ...
Our younger SD is the problem
Our younger SD is the problem child too. Strangely enough though, she's the sweetest. She's the quietest and most well-behaved normally. She doesn't fight with the other two. She just doesn't take direction well, as in, she doesn't focus on what she's doing and ends up getting in trouble for that a lot. I think she's slightly ADD. But that's a different blog.
Let the beatings commence
Let the beatings commence until the confession surfaces and morale improves!!!! }:)
That's DH's usual threat. "If
That's DH's usual threat. "If I don't find out who did this right now, you're all getting beatings."
He's never had to make good on it and he didn't use it last night. Probably because it was after all, just a sandwich.
Usually I am able to divide
Usually I am able to divide and conquer. Speak to each separately and someone fesses up-also I find that they always leave clues-for example there's always one kid that doesn't like this kind of cheese, or one kid that doesnt eat mayo. it becames pretty apparent.
Ya, we're down to one kind of
Ya, we're down to one kind of cheese and they're all mayo eaters. The only clue may be that whoever it was used the bread "heel" and I can't remember who hates heels at this point. I know at least one of them does, but which one it is escapes me.
Ya, DH probably should have divided and conquered, but it's very likely the two innocents have no clue. Everyone was in their rooms upon discovery. So, the division would only be for a confession from the guilty party.