Carter came home yesterday and informed me he had to turn a yellow card at school, which means he got a warning. When I dug deeper, he got real quiet. It was literally like pulling teeth to get any information out of him. After spending some time alone thinking about it, he finally shared that he and a friend were arguing about something. “Arguing?” I asked, “Well….er, no, we were just having a conversation about something…” and then when we reviewed the class rules, I read, “#1 I will listen and follow directions…” and without missing a beat he says, “Yep, I’m going to do that tomorrow!” It’s not quite as effective having a stern conversation when you can’t keep a straight face!
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