Crossing Over to the "Dark Side"

Well, in a moment of desperation, I crossed over to the dark side. Okay, maybe "dark side" is slightly dramatic, but it is something I swore I never would do and I just did it. I bribed my child with candy to get her to do what I wanted her to do.

I have always looked at parents who bribed their children as parents who didn't have the control that a parent should have and were taking the easy way out. I think that is entirely true. :) At the moment, that description fits me. I took the easy way out. I try to be a good parent. I try to discipline appropriately and teach my daughter to obey. Most of the time, I think I do an okay job. But today, I simply did not have the mental capacity to either convince Mia that her sitting on my lap so I could cut her fingernails was what she actually wanted or some other brilliant plan. So I resorted to bribery. I promised candy if she would sit still on my lap and let me clip her nails without jerking her hands away from me. However, at least I only bribed her with ONE Skittle so my conscience is slightly appeased. :)