He Did It! No, She Did It!
By michelle | June 22, 2010
For the first time in our home, we ran into one of those situations where both older children were punished until one came out with the truth… or at least some version of the truth.
The story begins with my entrance into our guest room where I discovered that our Pack ‘n Play had been destroyed! The mesh part on the sides had been ripped/cut off, but by whom??
Punky blamed Spunky at first…
then he blamed Bunky.
Seriously?!
Spunky claimed that she didn’t do it, Punky did it.
Not knowing which child to believe, I had to separate them into their bedrooms for a time. Then I spoke with each. Spunky maintained that Punky had done it. Her story never changed. However, Punky’s story was all over the place. First, he blamed Spunky entirely. Then he claimed that he and Bunky had done it together. Then the truth came out:
Punky had kicked it with his foot, which caused it to rip.
Then he and Spunky used the “zissors” to cut the mesh off.
He also cut a whole in a knit blanket that his great grandma made.
He was put to bed for the night, very early, and will be “grounded” tomorrow. When I told him his punishment, he changed the story one last time: “Spunky told me that she was going to break it, cut it up and throw it in the garbage.” That doesn’t sound like Spunky to me… Finally, he admitted that he had done ALL of it.
So, our eldest is in BIG trouble tonight… and tomorrow.
6 Comments
Matushka Anna on June 22, 2010 at 5:27 pm.
Gee, are you sure Bunky didn’t do it?
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Sounds like fun times at your house!
Elizabeth on June 22, 2010 at 5:33 pm.
awww… sigh. too bad
Well, I know I regret doing things too when I was a kid… oh man, the things that we impulsively do when we were kids and then regret it! 
well, this will pass and the main thing is that he is a great kid in general and that you all love each other, which is obvious.
a bump in the road of today… *hugs* to you!
Molly on June 22, 2010 at 8:23 pm.
That is some impressive detective work, Michelle! Isn’t motherhood exciting? : )
Elizabeth @ The Garden Window on June 23, 2010 at 5:25 am.
I rememeber those parenting “bumps” so well !
I have always told mine that if they did something wrong, no matter what it was, and either told me straight away, or told the truth immediately when questioned about the incident, I would be sad and maybe a bit cross, but not **angry** with them.
If, however, they did not tell the truth and I then found out they were lying, I would be exceedingly angry.
It worked well for us.
Rachel on June 23, 2010 at 9:03 am.
This blame shifting is a common occurrence in our house. Thank God our oldest really stinks at lying, so it is usually really easy to figure out who did it. But all in all I can’t stand it. I hate the idea that these beautiful little babies grow up to fight, and lie and blame…. I guess it is a sin nature example at its finest.
Patty on June 23, 2010 at 11:38 am.
Oh boy. Can’t wait till BOTH my girls are capable of this kind of logic.
Right now we’re just dealing with #2 still wanting to be a baby and whining endlessly since the arrival of #3.