Friday, January 25, 2019

Pet Peeve: Close the Door!

It's winter. It's cold. If we're hopping in the car, it's to go somewhere.

Shane will open his car door, hop in, and leave the it wide open. He will get situated, move stuff around, browse through books, and generally annoy me, but will he think to shut the door? 

And if he complains the car is cold while the door is open?

This is one of those things that I thought was mildly amusing at first. However, after multiple corrections it's grown into a pet peeve. I've definitely raised my voice when Shane has been in his own world and we've been in a hurry.

Rules for getting in the car:
1 - Open door.
2 - Get in.
3 - CLOSE DOOR.
4 - Do whatever you need to do.
5 - Be buckled up before I accelerate past 10 mph.

This qualifies as one of those little things that kids do over and over and then don't understand why their parents get so bent out of shape over something so small!

It's also going to be funny to read this in later years. That's always an important thing to keep it all in perspective

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