When you Bark - Mean it!

The clean your room saga continued...and I made her cry. She never cries. But you know something I did worked. I think it was mostly I just stuck to it and didn't budge. She wanted to do a surprise birthday party for her friend. Great idea! Loved it! But I told her no party and she wasn't going out unless...she cleaned her room and it had to be done by Friday night.

Friday night comes and she asks to go out. I told her no, her room wasn't uh, straightened up. She went through all the different arguments that I have heard before and then she tried a new one. She started sobbing. I didn't budge. And guess what, her room got cleaned. She ended up staying home all night but she did it. And not only that but the next day she was open, we talked about it, how each of us felt...wow.

When you "Bark"...mean it. Good things can happen.