Princess Tattletale

If you have more than one child you understand how you love all your kids the same, but they each have such different personalities and quirks making them unique. Around our house our kids end up with nicknames that Al gives them. They change from time to time according to what's going on. For example, Ashlyn tends to be our outgoing and busy child, so Al named her "Road dog" because she stays on the go all the time. (who knows what that means) Molly is quiet and tends to be nosy, so he named her "Sneaky Pete" (which she HATES!) I have to admit, I came up with that name one night and Al loved it so much she's been stuck with it. She probably got that trait from me. We tend to hang back and take it all in, but we know what's going on with everyone. Leah was tagged with "Sharkbait" when Nemo came out and she watched it all the time, but she wasn't crazy about that name so she requested she be called "Princess" so her dad willingly complied. From time to time we change the "Princess" title to include other names. Like when Leah spent the night with a friend and I later found out that she called someone a choice word, then her friend repeated it. This helped her get the name "Princess Potty Mouth" (between Al and I of course). So, this past weekend Al and I both had to work. The girls stayed with my mom, and I always give strict instructions about how they should be on their best behavior while they are there, and they ARE NOT to call me at work to tell on each other. Everything seemed to have gone great, until I was getting ready for bed Sunday night and Leah brought me the following list of things Molly did, earning her the name "Princess Tattletale" for at least this week....





I especially like #6. (Click on the list to see it better) She couldn't decide how to spell snatched, so she opted for 'grabbed the channler' (her word for remote). Obviously she knows how to get around the rules for 'no tattling'. I guess I'll have to add to my list of instructions the rule of 'no tattletale lists'. I could always opt for the punishment my mom used to give out when we were little. If you tattled, you got a yellow 'tail' pinned to your back with a diaper pin that said, "I'm a tattletale." Then, if you dared to tattle again, she had another one that she pinned on the end of that saying, "again and again." Funny how it all comes back around, isn't it?