Family Meeting

This was the idea: Have a weekly family meeting. When your kids have friction or complaints, write the issue down and save it for discussion at the family meeting.

It sounds so civilized, doesn't it?

"That could work," thought my sister, when she heard the idea. So she started a list. She's been reading it to me as it grows, and I keep saying "you have to type it in and send it to me." But she hasn't, so today when babysitting my niece (10) and nephew (7) I copied the list down for myself. Here, without further ado, is the agenda for my sister's family meeting.

• Game is stupid
• When I go with John to do do something he leaves and doesn't wait for me
• John says "shut up" too much
• No waffles Monday morning
• Catherine reads my books
• Squirrels [this is a reference to their problem with squirrels eating the birdseed]
• John burps too much
• John is ANNOYING [annoying is underlined three times]
  
• John won't let me talk on the phone
• No more chores
• John disagrees too much and looks for ways to fight with me
• John called me a baby and Mrs. Writer
• Catherine tells too much
• John won't let me have hacky sack
• Catherine gets the music she wants
• John won't let me watch what I like
• John farts on me

Strangely, my sister has not yet scheduled the family meeting.