My Sister is...

Last week The Middle Child was in one of his moods towards his sister.  He couldn't utter one word to her in a civil tone.  After a few chats and warnings I had had enough and told him he was grounded.  And this was all before 9am. 

After doling out the usual no TV punishment (a great day for it too since his favorite show was on that evening), I decided that wasn't enough in this case.  I'm tired of the constant attitude towards his sister so I decided to make his punishment a little more personal.  While he was spending his time with no TV I had him write a sincere apology letter to her and list 10 nice qualities that she possesses. 

The apology note was a little less than sincere but I let it slide.  What got me was the list of qualities he listed.

My Sister is....

• caring
• loving
• kind
• helpful
• dependable
• friendly
• brave
• clean
• reverent
• trustworthy
• obedient
• cheerful

He had me up until the brave part.  While at first glance you may be thinking these are great qualities for him to list about his sister, I know better.  I know that this list resembles something else.  My scouting friends are probably already chuckling as they may be able to recognize the Scout Law hidden within that list.

A Scout is...

• trustworthy
• loyal
• helpful
• friendly
• courteous
• kind
• obedient
• cheerful
• thrifty
• brave
• clean
• reverent

Kudos for knowing your Scout Law kiddo, but don't think you can pull one over on me quite so easily.  Back to the drawing board you go.