Ahhh, I love the smell of logic in the morning.

Super quick story.My six year old tried to pull an “I’m too sick to go to school,” today. I said, a-ok. We dropped his brother off, I checked in with my office, and I took him home.We got there, and he plopped himself down on the couch and reached for the XBOX Controller. I snuggled him close, and whispered, “You’re too sick for school, so you’re too sick for Minecraft. I need you to go lay down and rest so you can feel better.” And I plucked that controller out of his hand and laid it back down on the entertainment center.The look on his face was priceless.He begrudgingly went and laid down. He complained and complained. Then he was silent. For about 30 minutes.Then, from my room because that’s where he wanted to lay down, “Mom? If I’m going to have to lay in bed all day, I’d rather be at school. I feel better now.”Praise the gods, it’s a miraculous recovery. Quick, I need to buy a lottery ticket.Dropped him off at school.Mom, 1. Hooky-playing six-year-old, 0.PS: Both of my children are allowed to ask for and have one mental health day per quarter without question. If he had been honest, I would have honored that. It was the lie to get to stay home to play Minecraft that resulted in my being steadfast about no video games. via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/3152KjO