Well, hubby is starting to "cave" his My Hell's punishment..The no electronics and no socializing until her next report card..Grounded should be grounded but not in this house, at least not when it comes to her.

We are on Spring Break since Saturday of last week. We went to a BBQ, last Saturday night, right next door and DH says.."Should I let My Hell come over and make a plate?" (Ahhh yes, the set up...)

I just acted like I didn't hear him. I was enjoying myself, so was my daughter and our son..I wasn't going to stop enjoying myself to make this "about My Hell"..And I wasn't about to take the "set up bait"..

My neighbor, gotta love her, chimes up to my DH with "Isn't she grounded?? You can just make her a plate to take over if you want too." (Our doors are like three feet from each other. And it was obviouse that his concern wasn't her getting food. He was feeling sorry for her and wanting to not follow through with the grounding. And our neighbor caught onto that real quick and saved me from the set up!! LOL..)

Sunday was Easter..So he comes to me and says, " Do you think that we can let My hell off her grounding for today so she can come down and enjoy some time with the family? It's Easter." (Ahhh the set up again..) It was in the morning and I told him, "the only thing I am thinking about is my first cup of coffee." So he lets her come down stairs, she is all over the electronics..I am biting my tongue the entire time..Then he comes to me and says, "Do you think we should let her play out side for a while?" (He ups the ante and the set up..) I didn't answer and acted like I didn't hear him. A few minutes later he says, "No I changed my mind." (eye roll)

Monday, he calls her down staires to ask her a question about the new video game he just got..She then proceeds to sit there for three hours in the living room, next to him and the computer watching him play..He neither told her she could stay there after he asked her the question nor did he get after her or tell her to go back up to her room..It wasn't until my daughter asked to sit for a while and watch him play and My Hell got all snotty because "she was there first"..That I chimed up with.."Gosh, if my memory serves me correctly My Hell..Your supposed to be grounded to your room and not allowed to participate in electronics. Yet you have been pinching the wood on that chaire next to your dad and the computer for the past three hours. So I think that it's (insert daughters name here) turn..Just then her dad goes.."Go to your room My Hell."

Tuesday evening he comes to me and says.."Do you think it would be okay if My Hell was allowed to stay up until 11 and play her Nintendo DS?" Again, I acted like I didn't hear him..So he let her stay up and play her DS..Which by the way she has had in her room since that night..She never returned it and he never asked for it back..(Hmmmmmmm....)

Then Thurday he comes home from work and says "It's such a nice day. I was thinking about letting My Hell go out side and play for a while." I just looked at him blankly, took my soda and went into the living room..I didn't say a word..I went up staires a short time later, because I WAS PISSED, and really wanted to reem his A$$...He comes up staires and trys to discuss it with me again..

So I told him..ALL WEEK, you have tried to come up with every excuse under the sun to provide MY Hell a pardon from her grounding that we agreed upon. And I don't appreciate your setting me up by asking me what "I think" about it. But since you seem so concerned about what I think.. I think you should check your warped sence of sympathy for your darling princess at the door. I think you should follow through with what we discussed and agreed upon. I think that she needs to see you actually follow through with a punishment so that she can take you seriously..I think that 99% of your "punishments" turn out to be threats that you don't follow through on and she knows it..I think you ask me "what I think" about your "caving in" because you feel better if you can set me up to be "the bitch", the "enforcer" and the "bad guy"!

What's this guy gonna do when his little darling ends up in Jail??(Cuz thanks to him, her bm and Dh's family that's right where she is headed.) I could see him going before the judge and say "I was thinking about letting MY HELL out early..What do you think?" Sheesh..is the idiot every going to get a f-ing clue???