http://marissahenry.com/the-running-of-bennie/ My Thoughts on Life, The Bachelor(ette), and the Pursuit of Happiness Fri, 02 May 2014 01:24:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 http://marissahenry.com/the-running-of-bennie/#comment-1151 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 03:28:55 +0000 http://marissahenry.com/?p=445#comment-1151 Our daughter, when reprimanded, will “escalate” the encounter, running through all the things she knows we have prohibited, usually ending with her spitting. (Gets a good reaction from us!) This process is quite normal, and it doesn’t bother me per se: She is only retesting the boundaries. But I need a firm way of reaffirming the boundaries.

]]> http://marissahenry.com/the-running-of-bennie/#comment-1134 Mon, 30 Sep 2013 10:24:55 +0000 http://marissahenry.com/?p=445#comment-1134 Let him loose? Yes. It was like the running of the bulls, except the Running of Bennie. He sprinted around my small apartment for about 10 minutes, leaping obstacles (trash), doing damage with his tail (water tail = spilled water), even attempting to frantically re-fluff his favorite bean bag chair. There were toys kicked, sofas climbed, walls run into when corners were taken too fast, a slight stop for water, then the running continued.

]]> http://marissahenry.com/the-running-of-bennie/#comment-1124 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 14:42:06 +0000 http://marissahenry.com/?p=445#comment-1124 Let him loose? Yes. It was like the running of the bulls, except the Running of Bennie. He sprinted around my small apartment for about 10 minutes, leaping obstacles (trash), doing damage with his tail (water tail = spilled water), even attempting to frantically re-fluff his favorite bean bag chair. There were toys kicked, sofas climbed, walls run into when corners were taken too fast, a slight stop for water, then the running continued.

]]> http://marissahenry.com/the-running-of-bennie/#comment-1112 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 06:25:32 +0000 http://marissahenry.com/?p=445#comment-1112 Let him loose? Yes. It was like the running of the bulls, except the Running of Bennie. He sprinted around my small apartment for about 10 minutes, leaping obstacles (trash), doing damage with his tail (water tail = spilled water), even attempting to frantically re-fluff his favorite bean bag chair. There were toys kicked, sofas climbed, walls run into when corners were taken too fast, a slight stop for water, then the running continued.

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