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Still Going Strong Chapter 16: Lunch Break
The next day, Sarah walked down the hall into Emily's room. She walked in to see her daughter sitting on her bed reading a book.
"Em...I'm going out." She said.
"Like I care." Emily said rudely. Sarah sighed.
"Dad's out, so you're baby sitting."
"$8 an hour. Take your time." She said without even looking up from her book.
"No charge because you're on restriction, and yes, I will take my time." Sarah told her. Emily's jaw dropped and she looked up from her book.
"There's no way that I'm watching Sean, Chloe and Jack for Heaven only knows how long if you're not paying me."
"You most certainly are, and if they tell me that anything, I mean anything, happened with you while I was gone, there will be serious consequences."
"Like what?" Emily challenged.
"Like you'll see. And trust me, you don't want to test me."
"Fine."
"Good. I'm taking the baby with me, so you'll only have Sean and Chloe. Behave, or else."
"Behave or else." Emily mimicked in a high voice.
"Emily Camden, don't try me."
"Emily Camden, don't try me." She mimicked happily. Sarah clutched Emily's jaw tightly.
"Listen to me, Emily, I don't have time to deal with an 11 year old brat. Shape up. Now. Get it? Good." She let go and walked out of the room.
20 minutes later, Sarah pulled into the parking lot at the promenade. She took the baby in his carrier out of the car. He was asleep, thankfully. She walked up to the tables outside of Ed's. Annie walked up a few minutes later.
"Hey sweetie." She said warmly, hugging her daughter-in-law. She sat down across from her. "So what's up? What was so urgent?"
"It's Emily..." Sarah said. "She's acting so..." Sarah searched for the right word. "Off. She's been extremely rude, she won't do anything I say, she won't help me with the kids, and she acts like she's the only on in this world who matters!" Annie shook her head.
"Yes, I've been through having kids like that. 7 times actually, on varying degrees." She smiled. "Matt was OK, Mary was absolutely horrible...hard to live with, to say the very least, Lucy was a complete drama queen, Simon just didn't talk to us much, Ruthie was almost the actress that Lucy was, and Sam and David just rebelled for those few years. It's not fun."
"You can say that again!" Sarah said. Annie gave her a sad smile. "I just don't know what to do! Emily seems to be a mix of Mary and Lucy."
"Well, if it's any comfort, almost every kid does that, in their own way. Just be forceful. How have you punished her?"
"She's on restriction...I took away all forms of communication." She said. Annie gave her the thumbs up sign.
"That's crucial. If she keeps acting like that, continue to take more away. Mary got so bad that all her room was was four walls a bed and a desk. She got everything else taken away, and she had to earn it all back."
"Wow! Well, let's hope it doesn't get to there!" Annie shook her head.
"Definitely." It was at that time when Jack woke up. He cried loudly for his mother to pick him up. She did so.
"I need to get someone fed...please excuse me for a moment." She said. She took her son into the bathroom to feed him in privacy. She came back 15 minutes later. She put the baby back into his carrier and gave him his favorite toy, and a pacifier. He sat happily looking around while his mother and grandmother finished their conversation and ate their own lunches.
When they were done, they hugged.
"Thanks Annie." Sarah said. "So much."
"Oh, no problem. Any time." She said with a smile. "Good luck with Emily. Call me anytime if you need anything." Sarah nodded her head. They hugged one more time, then went to their cars.
Sarah drove home. When she got there, she saw Chloe sitting on the door step crying. She set Jack's carrier down and scooped her youngest daughter up into her arms.
"Baby, what happened?" She asked with concern.
"Emily said, "She sobbed, "That I had to go outside cause she's mad at me."
"And why is she mad at you?" She asked.
"Cause I broke her toy." Chloe said, calming down a bit.
"What toy?"
"Her toy that goes on her CD player that she puts on her head."
"Her head phones?" Sarah asked.
"Yeah those."
"I see..." Sarah said. Emily knew fully well that she was not to be listening to any music. She just wanted to know how she had gotten her cd... "OK sweetie, let's go inside." They went inside and Sarah sat her purse down on the table.
"Emily Katherine Camden!" She yelled. "Get out here, now!" Emily came out of her room with an innocent look on her face.
"Yes, mom?"
"Oh quit with the acting." Sarah said, getting fed up. "First of all, what on earth makes you think that you can put your 3-year-old sister outside? She could get kidnapped or she could run away! Emily what were you thinking? And secondly, you put her out because she broke your headphones? You know very well that you're not allowed to be listening to music. Your room. Now." They walked into her room where Sarah found Emily's CD player and CD's hiding under her bed. She took these items.
"MOM! I need those!" Emily cried.
"Why is that?" Sarah asked.
"I'm planning the music for my birthday party." She said simply. Emily's 12th birthday was coming up soon, and her party was in 5 days. Sarah had totally forgotten.
"Well, congratulations Emily, You're cancelling the party."
"WHAT?!" Emily screamed.
"You heard me. You're on restriction, remember. 'No parties' was on that list. End of story. Better start calling your friends."
"But I thought I wasn't allowed to use the phone!" She said sarcastically.
"For this, you are, but you'll be doing so in the kitchen, with me there."
"Mother!"
"End of story. Come on." Emily sighed dramatically.
"Fine." With that, they walked into the kitchen.
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Still Going Strong Chapter 16: Lunch Break
The next day, Sarah walked down the hall into Emily's room. She walked in to see her daughter sitting on her bed reading a book.
"Em...I'm going out." She said.
"Like I care." Emily said rudely. Sarah sighed.
"Dad's out, so you're baby sitting."
"$8 an hour. Take your time." She said without even looking up from her book.
"No charge because you're on restriction, and yes, I will take my time." Sarah told her. Emily's jaw dropped and she looked up from her book.
"There's no way that I'm watching Sean, Chloe and Jack for Heaven only knows how long if you're not paying me."
"You most certainly are, and if they tell me that anything, I mean anything, happened with you while I was gone, there will be serious consequences."
"Like what?" Emily challenged.
"Like you'll see. And trust me, you don't want to test me."
"Fine."
"Good. I'm taking the baby with me, so you'll only have Sean and Chloe. Behave, or else."
"Behave or else." Emily mimicked in a high voice.
"Emily Camden, don't try me."
"Emily Camden, don't try me." She mimicked happily. Sarah clutched Emily's jaw tightly.
"Listen to me, Emily, I don't have time to deal with an 11 year old brat. Shape up. Now. Get it? Good." She let go and walked out of the room.
20 minutes later, Sarah pulled into the parking lot at the promenade. She took the baby in his carrier out of the car. He was asleep, thankfully. She walked up to the tables outside of Ed's. Annie walked up a few minutes later.
"Hey sweetie." She said warmly, hugging her daughter-in-law. She sat down across from her. "So what's up? What was so urgent?"
"It's Emily..." Sarah said. "She's acting so..." Sarah searched for the right word. "Off. She's been extremely rude, she won't do anything I say, she won't help me with the kids, and she acts like she's the only on in this world who matters!" Annie shook her head.
"Yes, I've been through having kids like that. 7 times actually, on varying degrees." She smiled. "Matt was OK, Mary was absolutely horrible...hard to live with, to say the very least, Lucy was a complete drama queen, Simon just didn't talk to us much, Ruthie was almost the actress that Lucy was, and Sam and David just rebelled for those few years. It's not fun."
"You can say that again!" Sarah said. Annie gave her a sad smile. "I just don't know what to do! Emily seems to be a mix of Mary and Lucy."
"Well, if it's any comfort, almost every kid does that, in their own way. Just be forceful. How have you punished her?"
"She's on restriction...I took away all forms of communication." She said. Annie gave her the thumbs up sign.
"That's crucial. If she keeps acting like that, continue to take more away. Mary got so bad that all her room was was four walls a bed and a desk. She got everything else taken away, and she had to earn it all back."
"Wow! Well, let's hope it doesn't get to there!" Annie shook her head.
"Definitely." It was at that time when Jack woke up. He cried loudly for his mother to pick him up. She did so.
"I need to get someone fed...please excuse me for a moment." She said. She took her son into the bathroom to feed him in privacy. She came back 15 minutes later. She put the baby back into his carrier and gave him his favorite toy, and a pacifier. He sat happily looking around while his mother and grandmother finished their conversation and ate their own lunches.
When they were done, they hugged.
"Thanks Annie." Sarah said. "So much."
"Oh, no problem. Any time." She said with a smile. "Good luck with Emily. Call me anytime if you need anything." Sarah nodded her head. They hugged one more time, then went to their cars.
Sarah drove home. When she got there, she saw Chloe sitting on the door step crying. She set Jack's carrier down and scooped her youngest daughter up into her arms.
"Baby, what happened?" She asked with concern.
"Emily said, "She sobbed, "That I had to go outside cause she's mad at me."
"And why is she mad at you?" She asked.
"Cause I broke her toy." Chloe said, calming down a bit.
"What toy?"
"Her toy that goes on her CD player that she puts on her head."
"Her head phones?" Sarah asked.
"Yeah those."
"I see..." Sarah said. Emily knew fully well that she was not to be listening to any music. She just wanted to know how she had gotten her cd... "OK sweetie, let's go inside." They went inside and Sarah sat her purse down on the table.
"Emily Katherine Camden!" She yelled. "Get out here, now!" Emily came out of her room with an innocent look on her face.
"Yes, mom?"
"Oh quit with the acting." Sarah said, getting fed up. "First of all, what on earth makes you think that you can put your 3-year-old sister outside? She could get kidnapped or she could run away! Emily what were you thinking? And secondly, you put her out because she broke your headphones? You know very well that you're not allowed to be listening to music. Your room. Now." They walked into her room where Sarah found Emily's CD player and CD's hiding under her bed. She took these items.
"MOM! I need those!" Emily cried.
"Why is that?" Sarah asked.
"I'm planning the music for my birthday party." She said simply. Emily's 12th birthday was coming up soon, and her party was in 5 days. Sarah had totally forgotten.
"Well, congratulations Emily, You're cancelling the party."
"WHAT?!" Emily screamed.
"You heard me. You're on restriction, remember. 'No parties' was on that list. End of story. Better start calling your friends."
"But I thought I wasn't allowed to use the phone!" She said sarcastically.
"For this, you are, but you'll be doing so in the kitchen, with me there."
"Mother!"
"End of story. Come on." Emily sighed dramatically.
"Fine." With that, they walked into the kitchen.
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