ROCK Jar

I like to keep Mommy and Daddy on their toes, especially when it comes to behavior. I get bored with their style easily. After about a month of consistent time outs, right when you might think it'd start working on me, I stopped caring. I found all kinds of awesome stuff to do in my room. Like, finding a "fancy stick" (chapstick) and spreading it all over my arms and legs, "so I could feel pretty".

Mommy and Daddy's response? A new tactic: the ROCK jar!

Ms. Shannon and Mr. Dustin came up with this idea. If I'm Respectful, Obedient, self-Controlled, and Kind, I earn rocks. And if I'm not... I lose a rock from my ROCK jar.

But here's the cool part: When my ROCK jar gets full, I get a special treat! Mommy said, "Avery, you can choose to go anywhere with anyone!"

"OK, Mommy. I chose to go see the princess and the frog movie and I want to go with Hannah and Miss Emilee."

"Well, baby, that's fine, but then Mommy will come too."

"No, Mommy. Then I choose Hannah, Miss Michelle, and Miss Barbara (my teachers)."

"OK, Avery. You can pick a friend, but someone in your family needs to go, too."

"Hannah, Daddy, Nana, and DD. And you can stay home with Kate."

Nana and DD came, and Mommy never asked permission again, but just showed up. Hannah came too, and Miss Emilee even joined us for lunch before the movie!

At the movie, sometimes Hannah sat in her own chair next to me, and sometimes we cuddled together in one chair. During the scary parts of the movie, I held Hannah close to protect her. (She never acted scared, but that's probably because I was there to comfort her.) One time, I even climbed in DD's lap and Hannah climbed in Nana's!

Daddy asked me what my next treat is going to be, and I told him the zoo. With Hannah.

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Love,

Avery "ROCK Queen" McClinton