Tough parent's job! 
Act 1 Monday morning: Big angry! When leaving for school, Titin is written: "Damn!" My book for the presentation! " She rushes into his room.
Me (which followed suit to look too and we'll be late) : What book? What presentation? It
(bustling in her room) : But you know! The book on the Dragons! We bought it together. I had to present it on Friday but I forgot it and the lady said that I will present today
(she finds him and puts it in fourth gear in his briefcase) .
Me (forgotten? Glups, breathe, stay clam) : Ha? It's a shame, you did not show the card reading that you wrote. I hope you have not done fault.
(we leave the room and I close the door) . It
(without dismantling) : I have not done.
Me (Hiiik? Breathe, breathe) : I think I did not hear
(my tone is so cold that I'm sure that icy mist out of my mouth) . It
(obviously she does not see the fog, because it keeps the same relaxed air, and it repeats well detached syllables, kind, but you're deaf or what?) : I have not done.
Me (I scream) : NO BUT YOU kidding me?
In the elevator, I fire! She certifies that it will write its form after reading the canteen. I do not believe a word, but ok, let him the benefit of the doubt. And if the teacher gives him a bad grade, it will assume. Meanwhile, I told him that the birthday party with friends is postponed to an unspecified date and that tonight we'll have a conversation with his father for what happened next. There is curious, it is the least malignant!
Still, it put me in trim for the rest of the day!
Act 2 the evening I go home around 18:30. Jolie-call Mom to ask her to bring the children presto. No bowl, Titin is in the bath and Tweety must follow. Well, I still demand to speak to my daughter. After the usual hello, I go into the heart of the matter.
Me: So ? It happened how the presentation, darling?
She: Okay .
Me (soft as a cloud of cotton) : And your reading record? You have had time to do it for the canteen? It
: Well no, because ...
(I do not even remember his excuse can I get stuck on the no) . I have to make tomorrow.
Me (again, I think that ice forms in the bath darling) : And it is made? It
(this time, she must feel the cold current because it hesitates a little) : Well I have not had time ...
Me (Pu ***, this time, I'll do it!) : So you'll soon get washed to go home. You better dinner in a hurry, because then you write your reading record and you do not lie down until it is completed. Oh, and you also explain to your father why you have not finished your homework. Give me your grandmother!
Jolie-confirms my Mom (of course) that Titin was careful to avoid the extra work she had to go!
Until the youngsters coming in, I tell Cheri escapades of her offspring. At least it will allow him to approach the conversation without screaming and it will carry more weight. We talk about the measures and we agree to take on the speech.
Act 3 When children arrive, I send them both to be held to sleep. The table is installed and they can dine in stride.
After eating, Titin board, finally, on his reading record (she has had time to repeat with his uncle, therefore, good command of his subject) in the first draft, so I corrected the faults with it, then to own. When she finished, Cheri convene in the dining room for the Century of soap.
He does not cry, but puts things straight: from now on, Titin is committed to:
- never forget his books and his books for his homework,
- get to work without complaining, nor with me or with her grandparents,
- respect his mother.
We take this opportunity to remind him what a commitment: when gives his word (like when she promised to bring the mistress of his duty on Monday or when she assured me she would write her card after the canteen), we respect it! If she wants us to trust him, she agrees on things that it can hold. Otherwise, it does not commit! The explanation seems to bear fruit because it requires thinking before promising anything, I let him sleep a night (good adviser, it seems).
Act 4 Tuesday morning: Titin has reflected and explained that she committed the last two points, but she can not forget her promise me more never notebooks. After discussion, she promised me to look in his text book every night before leaving the classroom, to put the books in his satchel and books she needs for homework. I agree that market. ***************
Ten days later, the agreement is respected. The date of the anniversary is fixed and we are preparing the invitations tomorrow. The next lever to keep the market is the promise of a trip to the movies with your family, to see "Arthur and the Invisibles 2".
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Monday: It's the day the ballots. Titis the show notes and appreciations: good quarter overall, for each of them. Cheri and I congratulate them and encourage them to continue on this path. 
