Why I like Wednesdays...

I'm trying to decrease the amount of TV we watch, which is difficult because whenever we turn the tube off Annie thinks it is broken and wants one of us to fix it. But anyways, some tv shows are pretty informative and the one that I seem to get the most useful info out of lately is the Wednesday night Super Nanny. First off, I have to say that we don't have any issues as bad as what some of the families on the show have (last night there was a 8 year old who threw tantrums 10 times worst than I have ever imagined Annie throwing, and I saw one on a kid who was afraid to go potty in the toilet so they let him pee on the neighbors shrubs). But anyways, we do have some issues with Annie that we are trying and trying to fix. A few weeks ago trying to get Annie to go to sleep was like trying to get Blue to stop being such a dog. It would take Tim at least 90 minutes to get her to sleep, and half the time he fell asleep sitting in her room. One of those nights I flipped on the tellie only to see the same thing happening on Super Nanny. I was astonished, and wondered if this super nanny lady had some sort of book that would help us fix some other problems. Since I have nothing better going on most days I headed out to the library and found she had two books, which I immediately checked out (after paying my outstanding fines, apparently they don't let you check out books if you have so much in fines outstanding, I won't tell you how much, but it was more than I owed for the book I checked out back in 1989 that our family dog destroyed, which makes me wonder if that dog whisperer guy has a book that I can check out to improve Blue/Bailey's attitude and then forget to return). So what was this post about? Oh yeah, so the Super Nanny really is a super nanny, and after watching 3 episodes I think I've figured out that you really have to have a cold heart to get kids to do what you expect them to do. Right now I think I have a luke-warm heart. Last night I put Annie to bed and followed the Nanny recommended procedure (letting Annie know who is in charge, no funny business allowed) and it was hard for me, but she went to bed better than she has been doing, so I guess it is paying off a little.