Ellie has a stubborn streak in her that is more prominent than the white stripe on a skunk.
Tonight Ellie and Makayla got into a little squabble while I was cooking dinner. Hair was pulled. Someone was pushed. Tears were a plenty.
I told the girls that neither of them got to eat until they apologized to the other. Makayla quickly said I'm sorry and dug into her frozen pizza and apple juice. (It's all about nutrition at my house.)
Ellie, however, refused to say, "I'm sorry." For 20 minutes she sat on her chair watching the rest of us eat dinner. She asked for some food. I told her she couldn't eat until she told Makayla sorry. She asked Kasey for some juice. He told her he would be happy to pour her some juice after she said, "I'm sorry."
"I don't want to say 'sorry' to Makayla." And she didn't. In the end she opted for a timeout in her bedroom which turned into her going to bed without any dinner.
Now, I'm a stubborn person. I'm pretty sure I always have been. (sorry mom and dad.) But this I just don't understand. I mean honestly! How hard is it to say, "I'm sorry" so you can eat dinner and ice cream with the rest of the family?!
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That sounds like Olivia she did kinda the same thing at my parents house because she refused to wear a bib and no food until you have a bib on she went without breakfast and lunch and did have any food until we went to the other Grandmas house and her uncles bribed her to put on the bib for some chocolate!
Take it from another stubborn person. It is pretty darn hard sometimes! When you say I'm sorry, it doesn't necessarily mean you are at fault but that you feel bad for what happened. Since I learned that it has been much easier to say I'm sorry. :)She's a bit young to learn that concept.
Well maybe that's the problem. She didn't feel bad about pushing Makayla.
We learned that saying sorry is polite and the way to get out of anything, be happy she is standing up for what she believes is right at this tender age, why say she's sorry if she isn't? Once she figures out, I do it, I say I'm sorry but I'm not, and I get off the hook. That is when it get's tricky :)
That is funny! She is one adorable little girl though!! :)
I loved the beginning of this blog. It was like a magazine cover. Like being on the cover of Time. But no, Ellie is on the cover of Stubborn. I got a good laugh from it.
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