Disclaimer: You know, yeah, yeah, yeah. LoL. I don't own Hot Wheels either.
A/N: Your reviews have been, and still are very appreciated! I hope that you all enjoy this next chapter. Finally, a chapter that doesn't only center on the Kinkirks! Haha.
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Still Going Strong Chapter 15: The Joys Of Parenting
At four o'clock on March 2nd, the Camden household was alive. It was a Saturday, so the house was full. Emily sat, big surprise, in front on the television set. Sean was playing with his Hot Wheels cars, Chloe was playing with her doll house, and Jack was starting to cry in his mother's arms. He was screaming and carrying on like there was no tomorrow. Chloe, who was still on the edge after her nap, finally had enough of the racket, and began to cry herself. Sarah, who already had her hands full with her screaming son, looked helplessly at Chloe. Matt was at the hospital for the labor of one of his patients, and she was stuck at home. As if a chain- reaction, Sean got fed-up with the crying of his younger siblings, and started in himself. Sarah shook her head.
"Emily!" She called. The girl couldn't hear over the crying, and the noise of the television. "Emily!" She called louder. Still no response. She grabbed the remote and turned the television set off, finally getting her daughter's attention.
"Mother!" She called. "Turn that back on!"
"No!" Sarah said. "Come help me! Take Chloe and calm her down!"
"She's not my responsibility!" Emily called back. She turned back to the TV and hit the power button. Sarah again shut it off.
"MOM!" Emily screamed.
"Emily, get over here and help me!" She said. The pre-teen stood up.
"No! These aren't MY kids. They're yours. Now learn to take care of them." She stormed into her room and slammed the door. Her music was heard blaring from the other side. She walked into the hall and pounded on Emily's door.
"Get out here!" She shouted. The girl did nothing but turn her music up. She screamed out of frustration. Finally, Sarah, angry, hurt, and over tired, burst into tears.
Matt pulled into the driveway and got out of his car. He heard a racket inside. He shook his head. 'What's going on in there?' he wondered to himself. He walked up and opened the door. What he saw shocked him. His wife was standing in the middle of the room holding their crying son, while she herself was crying. Their daughter was crying in the corner, their son was crying a few feet away from his sister, and Emily was no where to be found. He didn't know where to start.
Matt walked past the crying group into the kitchen. He went over to the fridge and took the shopping list down. Grabbing a pencil, he scribbled "Kleenex" at the top of the list. He put it back up on the fridge and went in to help. He calmed Sean down, who stopped Chloe's tears by occupying her with her doll house again. Sarah went into Jack's room to feed him now that it was quiet. He fell asleep soon after he was finished eating. Sarah laid him carefully in his crib and left the room. With her daughter's music still playing so loudly, the baby would never stay asleep. She grabbed a room key, and went to Emily's room. She stormed inside and turned off the CD player.
"Emily! Get over here." Emily rolled her eyes and came. Sarah shut the door. "Listen to me, young lady, I've had it up to here" She motioned to the top of her head. "With this attitude of yours. You're right, these are my kids, but so are you, and your siblings are still your responsibility. You need to be a leader."
"Yeah, yeah, I know, I have to be a leader, I have to set a good example..." She rattled off impatiently.
"Yes, you do." Sarah said. "I don't know what has been up with you lately, but I want this attitude to quit, and now. Do you understand me, young lady?"
"Mmm hmm..." She said, not paying attention. "Are you done now, cause I like this song."
"That's it!" Sarah cried. "You're officially on restriction."
[a/n: restriction is like being grounded for those of you who don't know.]
She stormed over to Emily's CD player and took out the CD. She then grabbed her CD case, which held all of her music.
"These will be mine until you're attitude is much, much better." She said. "There will be NO phone, NO music, NO internet, NO TV, NO friends over, NO parties, NO anything except for going to school and doing your homework. Have I made myself clear?"
"But mom..." Emily whined.
"HAVE I made myself clear?" She asked.
"Yes." Emily said quietly.
"Good. Now, I believe you have some homework to do." Sarah said. She turned on her heel and walked out of the room. She hid the CD's in her closet and went out to where Matt was sitting in the family room. He took her into his arms.
"Hello." He said.
"Thank you." She said gratefully, "For helping me with the kids." Matt kissed her on the head.
"Of course." He said. They kissed.
"I'm going to go take a nap. All of this crying has worn me out, and now that Jack's asleep, this is my only chance." Matt nodded his head. He stood and picked her up.
"Matt, what are you doing?" She asked with a laugh. He carried he down the hall and laid her in bed. He proceeded to cover her up, kiss her good night, tell her to sleep well, shut off the light, and close the door. In the unfamiliar silence, Sarah curled up in a ball and shut her eyes. In only seconds, she was sound asleep.
A/N: Hope you liked this. For the record, yes, the CD taking is realistic (trust me...lol) for those of you wondering.
A/N: Your reviews have been, and still are very appreciated! I hope that you all enjoy this next chapter. Finally, a chapter that doesn't only center on the Kinkirks! Haha.
Camden-Kinkirk: I read your stories...they are really great! I love them. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- x-x-x-x-x-
Still Going Strong Chapter 15: The Joys Of Parenting
At four o'clock on March 2nd, the Camden household was alive. It was a Saturday, so the house was full. Emily sat, big surprise, in front on the television set. Sean was playing with his Hot Wheels cars, Chloe was playing with her doll house, and Jack was starting to cry in his mother's arms. He was screaming and carrying on like there was no tomorrow. Chloe, who was still on the edge after her nap, finally had enough of the racket, and began to cry herself. Sarah, who already had her hands full with her screaming son, looked helplessly at Chloe. Matt was at the hospital for the labor of one of his patients, and she was stuck at home. As if a chain- reaction, Sean got fed-up with the crying of his younger siblings, and started in himself. Sarah shook her head.
"Emily!" She called. The girl couldn't hear over the crying, and the noise of the television. "Emily!" She called louder. Still no response. She grabbed the remote and turned the television set off, finally getting her daughter's attention.
"Mother!" She called. "Turn that back on!"
"No!" Sarah said. "Come help me! Take Chloe and calm her down!"
"She's not my responsibility!" Emily called back. She turned back to the TV and hit the power button. Sarah again shut it off.
"MOM!" Emily screamed.
"Emily, get over here and help me!" She said. The pre-teen stood up.
"No! These aren't MY kids. They're yours. Now learn to take care of them." She stormed into her room and slammed the door. Her music was heard blaring from the other side. She walked into the hall and pounded on Emily's door.
"Get out here!" She shouted. The girl did nothing but turn her music up. She screamed out of frustration. Finally, Sarah, angry, hurt, and over tired, burst into tears.
Matt pulled into the driveway and got out of his car. He heard a racket inside. He shook his head. 'What's going on in there?' he wondered to himself. He walked up and opened the door. What he saw shocked him. His wife was standing in the middle of the room holding their crying son, while she herself was crying. Their daughter was crying in the corner, their son was crying a few feet away from his sister, and Emily was no where to be found. He didn't know where to start.
Matt walked past the crying group into the kitchen. He went over to the fridge and took the shopping list down. Grabbing a pencil, he scribbled "Kleenex" at the top of the list. He put it back up on the fridge and went in to help. He calmed Sean down, who stopped Chloe's tears by occupying her with her doll house again. Sarah went into Jack's room to feed him now that it was quiet. He fell asleep soon after he was finished eating. Sarah laid him carefully in his crib and left the room. With her daughter's music still playing so loudly, the baby would never stay asleep. She grabbed a room key, and went to Emily's room. She stormed inside and turned off the CD player.
"Emily! Get over here." Emily rolled her eyes and came. Sarah shut the door. "Listen to me, young lady, I've had it up to here" She motioned to the top of her head. "With this attitude of yours. You're right, these are my kids, but so are you, and your siblings are still your responsibility. You need to be a leader."
"Yeah, yeah, I know, I have to be a leader, I have to set a good example..." She rattled off impatiently.
"Yes, you do." Sarah said. "I don't know what has been up with you lately, but I want this attitude to quit, and now. Do you understand me, young lady?"
"Mmm hmm..." She said, not paying attention. "Are you done now, cause I like this song."
"That's it!" Sarah cried. "You're officially on restriction."
[a/n: restriction is like being grounded for those of you who don't know.]
She stormed over to Emily's CD player and took out the CD. She then grabbed her CD case, which held all of her music.
"These will be mine until you're attitude is much, much better." She said. "There will be NO phone, NO music, NO internet, NO TV, NO friends over, NO parties, NO anything except for going to school and doing your homework. Have I made myself clear?"
"But mom..." Emily whined.
"HAVE I made myself clear?" She asked.
"Yes." Emily said quietly.
"Good. Now, I believe you have some homework to do." Sarah said. She turned on her heel and walked out of the room. She hid the CD's in her closet and went out to where Matt was sitting in the family room. He took her into his arms.
"Hello." He said.
"Thank you." She said gratefully, "For helping me with the kids." Matt kissed her on the head.
"Of course." He said. They kissed.
"I'm going to go take a nap. All of this crying has worn me out, and now that Jack's asleep, this is my only chance." Matt nodded his head. He stood and picked her up.
"Matt, what are you doing?" She asked with a laugh. He carried he down the hall and laid her in bed. He proceeded to cover her up, kiss her good night, tell her to sleep well, shut off the light, and close the door. In the unfamiliar silence, Sarah curled up in a ball and shut her eyes. In only seconds, she was sound asleep.
A/N: Hope you liked this. For the record, yes, the CD taking is realistic (trust me...lol) for those of you wondering.