tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20806515.post7171109686815905492..comments2023-11-02T07:49:07.168-06:00Comments on flibbertigibberish: A brush with the lawAngie @ Flibbertigibberishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14135538155401711109noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20806515.post-17658557264124815632007-11-07T08:47:00.000-07:002007-11-07T08:47:00.000-07:00Good blog material, indeed!I was also a little sho...Good blog material, indeed!<BR/><BR/>I was also a little shoplifter when I was 4 yrs old. I stole Tic Tacs. When we got home, I brilliantly dangled them under my brother's nose, and he promptly asked why HE didn't get tic tacs. That's when I was busted. (In more ways than one, if you KWIM.) After I got my spanking, my dad took me back up to the store, and I had to go to the manager's office, admit my crime, and apologize. I STILL remember it. <BR/><BR/>A couple of months ago, Philip & G went to a convenience store. After they left, G showed Philip a pack of gum and said, "Look Daddy!" Philip had NOT gotten him gum. So back they went, and G had to apologize to the clerk (who was the owner) as he gave it back. We didn't spank him because we were pretty sure he didn't know what he'd done when he done it...so we gave him the same talk you gave Emma. About stealing, what that is, why we don't do it, and how God feels about it. He took it about as seriously as Emma did. So, don't feel bad. <BR/><BR/>I think we both did the right thing—believe it or not, there are LOTS of parents who wouldn't have done anything. Who would've laughed about it, but never made them take it back. I believe that how we both handled it is the best thing we could've done for them, even if they didn't seem to "get it" like we think they should've. God will use it to shape their character, along with many other lessons we teach them along the way. <BR/><BR/>I love you Jeepy! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20806515.post-42695249907144647882007-11-04T18:08:00.000-07:002007-11-04T18:08:00.000-07:00I love that kid! I didn't know you when you were l...I love that kid! I didn't know you when you were little, but I just get the distinct feeling that she is a carbon copy of you. <BR/><BR/>I think you did a great job handling that - she got it, even though she won't let you in on the fact that she did.Shanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364339831342629016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20806515.post-60361852167902968132007-11-03T15:48:00.000-06:002007-11-03T15:48:00.000-06:00This is a great story indeed! I think you did a gr...This is a great story indeed! I think you did a great job and I am sure she will remember and it won't happen again. Clearly I don't "know" her but she seems smart and your stories relay that.<BR/>Hugs,<BR/>emilyDavis Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150085038659317563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20806515.post-70067009592723243942007-11-01T00:00:00.000-06:002007-11-01T00:00:00.000-06:00I can totally hear her saying, "Do I get to go to ...I can totally hear her saying, "Do I get to go to jail?" Oh Emma, I bet she'll remember it just like you did and way to go for doing the right thing like your mom did....it stuck with you, it will stick with her and maybe some day she'll be calling you on the way to some store with reinforcement when her child does the same thing. You are such an awesome mom, and yeah, it did make for a great blog post and picture!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14846999556778953254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20806515.post-87016734541926559392007-10-31T15:42:00.000-06:002007-10-31T15:42:00.000-06:00Love this story and the comments you've already re...Love this story and the comments you've already received. I can so empathize with wanting visible repentance in your child. Only God can bring that. You did really well sticking to your guns and not letting her sidetrack you. <BR/><BR/>Emma reminds me of my oldest, too smart for their own good. I feel like I am often up against a will that is stronger than mine. I keep praying that God will help me be strong.<BR/><BR/>My mom says she always prayed that we would be caught whenever we lied or stole, that way we wouldn't think we could get away with things and ultimately get caught by a bigger authority (the law or God).<BR/><BR/>Emma is so adorable she would look great even in a orange jumpsuit, though I don't think we should test it out.<BR/><BR/>Love to your family.You with ushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974032220176603544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20806515.post-28854099114459365552007-10-31T05:27:00.000-06:002007-10-31T05:27:00.000-06:00Thank you so much for sharing this! LOL@taking the...Thank you so much for sharing this! LOL@taking the pic... I'd have done the same thing :)<BR/><BR/>I bet that even though Emma might seem unphased by this now... she, like you did, will remember this lesson in days to come. <BR/><BR/>Isn't it interesting the way Emma was exhausted by the ordeal. I wonder how often my own fatigue is the result of fighting God in something... knowing the right thing to do but going against it... and then the sweet peace and rest that flood my soul when I finally turn to Him, confess my sin, move through the steps of repentance and restoration and move on. <BR/><BR/>Great lesson here, Angie... thank you!Heather Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377396008136738093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20806515.post-30145140166049594472007-10-30T18:01:00.000-06:002007-10-30T18:01:00.000-06:00Oh sweet Emma! I was laughing SO hard reading thi...Oh sweet Emma! I was laughing SO hard reading this post!! She is just too much sometimes. I admire your parenting- that took courage on your part too, to take her back to the store. I KNOW it sunk in that you made her do the right thing...she hears everything! I bet if you watch her, she'll be mimiking your actions with Addie one of these days! She's smart and knows right from wrong- and listens to you even when you think she doesn't! Way to be a good mom!! You get a gold star for that day!! Love ya!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476104528260807481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20806515.post-1212226631151934022007-10-30T11:45:00.000-06:002007-10-30T11:45:00.000-06:00I cannot even tell you in words how hard I'm laugh...I cannot even <I>tell</I> you in words how hard I'm laughing right now. <BR/><BR/>Mostly because I also have a shoplifting incident in my past. I believe I was also four or five years in age. I stole a sucker after my Mom told me we couldn't get it -- and then tried to eat it on the way home from the market by hanging my head out the window.<BR/><BR/>Right. <I>That's</I> not obvious.<BR/><BR/>My Mom handled it exactly as your Mom (and now you) did. <BR/><BR/>And if it's any consolation, my kids also rarely seem to take things like this seriously. But I'll often discover days (or weeks) later that something sunk in. <BR/><BR/>You never know what's going to stick. That's why consistency is so important.Kelly @ Love Wellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037513409301217473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20806515.post-66879729040472608392007-10-29T23:43:00.000-06:002007-10-29T23:43:00.000-06:00It was a great story, and if it's wrong that you w...It was a great story, and if it's wrong that you want to exploit your child's stolen goods in a blog post, I am 100% certain we can figure out a way to justify it (oh, is that wrong too?).<BR/><BR/>I've always loved the cow story and I think that although the lesson may not have had the initial profound, life-altering affect you had wished, you are modeling the way for Emma to be a strong woman of integrity. These lessons don't come easy, and certainly aren't learned in one sitting. You are doing what's right and one day she'll thank you for that and all the lessons you've helped her learn.<BR/><BR/>Plus, it will be YEARS before she reads this post and realizes mommy took a picture of her stolen goods for the sake of a great story. ;)little ms. notetakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07392268616238615794noreply@blogger.com