Several months ago, my sister came home from college sporting some brightly colored and oddly shaped rubber bands on her wrists. After she explained that they were silly bandz, I dismissed them as a ridiculous waste of money and moved on. It was not until I had to venture into a drugstore restroom with three kids in tow that I saw them for their golden value.
After threats failed to keep my offspring from attempting to get a five finger discount on silly bandz, I decided to succumb to the commercialism and throw down 12 bucks for two packages of Disney bandz.
As I buckled the kids into the car and tried to come up with a good reason to explain why a quick bathroom stop had turned into a $30 debit charge, I was struck by the true genius of my purchase.
I gave each of my two older kids three bandz each. I threatened to throw one away for misbehavior, but promised an additional band each time I "caught" them doing something good. I decided to best support this form of reinforcement I would keep the reward bandz on my own wrist in clear view.
We have an amazing new aura of peace that has settled over our home thanks to a marriage of impulse purchasing and maternal strokes of genius.
Love, hugs, and blessings,
The Mama
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