It worked, but Hannah had a bit of trouble with self control. She grabbed the sandwich bites in handfuls and tried to shove the whole handful in her mouth. She took the crackers off of Jayce's plate and ate them when he wasn't looking. And she put his apple slices back in the bowl with the other apple slices. She eventually was re-routed to the little table. (Okay, only 3 minutes later.) But even though I needed to vacuum after, I still counted this as a success. I didn't have to cook, deal with any whining about food choices, they ate well, I didn't have to clean up "dinner dishes," we didn't eat take out, and I didn't have to cook. Yes, the "no cooking" part counts twice.
This is how I survived having no backup for 5 days, trying to work smarter instead of working harder. It worked for dinnertime, but not so much for bedtime, when they seemed to be smarter and I did work harder. Sigh.
And yes, I've officially switched to Two Pictures, Two Paragraphs. Hopefully it will be easier to follow rules that I have adjusted to my own liking.
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