Well, I've really only reprimanded her before. But this weekend, the little snot decided to test my limits.

FH and I are getting married soon, like very soon. We're trying to get everything ready for the wedding and my mom drove from 4 hours away to help me this weekend. The reception site needs some major cleaning as it's a space that's not used that often and has been close for a while in a place with some pretty harsh elements.

Early on Saturday, SD10 asks if she can help and I told her sure and FH said "oh you will." The kids are all really excited about the wedding and have been no stop up my butt about every little thing and wanting to be a part of every little detail, annoyingly so at times, but for the most part, I'm thankful for their enthusiasm.

Well it's Saturday and we haven't started on the major cleaning yet, and SD10 brings a book club order form to me she got from school. Basically, she's got her hand out and I look at the things she wants and says, limit them to $10. Which she does, then immediately asks for the money. I tell her I'll write a check later.

Shortly after that, I ask her to put away something that belongs to SD8. It was a chore that took SD10 all of 5 minutes, but she got all bent out of shape about it because she didn't feel it was her job because it wasn't her stuff. I told her then "Your job is anything your dad or I tell you to do."

Well, she's all in a huff for the rest of the day, when it came time to clean she was a downright witch. Just a total snot. She pretty much embarrassed herself and me in front of my mom who hasn't spent that much time with her. I hope my mom keeps that in mind next time she's buying the skids things which she does often.

So yesterday, SD10 laid her book form on the kitchen counter and I just ignored it waiting for her to say something. She asks me about the check this morning and I told her this:
"Ya, about that, we need to talk. I won't be buying you any books this time. You came to me Saturday with your hand out and when I asked you to put some beads in a bag you got all bent out of shape because they were SD8's and not yours. You didn't think it was your job. I told you then and I"m telling you again now, your job is anything your dad or I tell you to do. You were so bent out of shape you felt like you didn't have to help anyone with cleaning and you were a total snot the rest of the day. You do not deserve any money and I'll have to see a different attitude from you for a while before I think you deserve any money again."

I think she was pretty upset by it, but wow this kid's attitude was just so nasty. I think she's premenstral, seriously. She's got mood swings like a crazy person. She acts like a teen and she's only 10. ugh. That means like 3 extra years of this BS!!!