Chores

I gave Eden some extra chores to do around the house for some money. She was very excited. I was just trying to get the place cleaned up. Eden would pick up one thing and before she put it away...decide she wanted to play for a while...so on and so forth.

After doing this a few times I said, "If you don't do your chores then I'm going to do them and you won't be able to earn money."

So, she picked something up and once again before putting it away she stopped to draw a picture.

I decided to just start doing her chores since mine were done.

She didn't notice I was doing her chores.

Eden: "OK! I'm done drawing! I'm doing chores!"

Mom: "Eden, I already did your chores."

Eden: "NOO!!!! I wanted to do them!"

Mom: "Sorry but I said if you didn't do them then I was going to."

(Eden start to cry and get a little hysterical)

Eden: "MOM!!! I REALLY AM GOING TO SELL YOU TO THE GYPSIES! I REALLY AM!"

(I'm trying not to laugh)

(Eden settles down and thinks a minute)

Eden: "Mom, I have a good idea. How about your write MORE chores down so I can do them."

Mom: "I'm sure there will be plenty of chores that will need to be done today."

And all day she keeps asking me to write a list of chores for her to do.

That was the first time I've heard her use the "I'm going to sell you the gypsies" comment where she was really serious. You could tell that she was serious....she wanted to sell me to the gypsies.