What Doesn't Kill Ya

According to Sydney, we spend an inordinate amount of time looking for, and glean an annoying amount of enjoyment from, torturing her. By her measure, we have cruelly devised the misery inducing 'Clean Your Room Technique', the anguish triggering 'Pick Up the Basement Method' and the foot stomp/door slam evoking, 'Your Skirt's Too Short, Go Change Approach' (Just to name a few).

Much to her dismay, we have unveiled the newest in the line of torture, which we lovingly call the 'Volunteer of Your Time Scheme' and that pairs nicely with the 'No Sleeping In Technique.' This double punch has caused violent fits of eye-rolling, loud and persistent protesting and even a playing of the But I Have Homework! card.

As for Alex, we can currently get him to do just about anything by hinting that we have the power to make sure he's a dancing chicken in the upcoming ballet this year. Man, he loves volunteering!


Mwahhhhaaahaaaaa! Sydney's right. This parental torture thing is fun.

 Smilin' on the Inside

Not a dancing chicken