The criminal

My youngest, Alaini, is becoming a klepto.

In Alain's class her teacher has "Colitti Cash." It is incentive script that can be used to purchased worthless items that have trumped up percieved value. Kids are so dumb. I have a couple of rocks that I am going to give her for painting the house next week.

Anyway, Alaini was down to one measly dollar and decided to kipe some other kid's mullah. She got busted and sent to the hoosegow. She was assigned the rear most table in total isolation. Now, I know, morality and ethical lessons and all, but, damn I giggled. I bet I won't be laughing when she figures out how to pilfer my ATM card.

It's hard to have a conversation with her about it. It would take too long to explain presicely why, suffice it to say Alaini has her own perspectives. She is a great kid, kind and warm, but societal boundaries kind of evade her. I worry about her sometimes, but I am at a loss as to how to affect change in her. She is also so damn funny and open about it. She will tell you, very frankly, why she did what she did, and sometimes she can even verbalize her thought process. Usually it comes down to impulse control and that is how I know she is not behaving maliciously. Still, I see broken window screens and mommas crashed car in her future. Can you say hellion?

Toodles!