rules you'd never thought you'd have to make

Tonight, E was protesting her bedtime using the latest technique she has been developing – walking out of her room and throwing things over the railing of our two-story foyer. The funny part of this is when she throws Silky over...the soft fluttering of her security blanket to the floor doesn't have the impact that she hopes for, and it often goes unnoticed by Daddy and me until she starts yelling for us to bring Silky up.

Anyhoo, tonight's protest victim was her Webkin's Pink Pony that she got for her birthday. Again, Daddy and I did not know about his unfortunate leap. When I went in to check on E, she asked me to take the tag off of Pink Pony. I asked where he was and she said "Downstairs." I had to tell her, "You know the rule, E. You don't get to sleep with anything you throw over the railing."

It struck me the "you throw it, you don't sleep with it" rule, while absurd was not the most absurd rule in our household. In fact, here are a few rules that we have.

"E we do not bonk your sister on the head with toys.

"No thank you, A. No licking the toilet."

"E, no drinking mommy's coffee."

Well, it's late and I can't think of more right now but feel free to add your own.