Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

I took many different psychology classes in college, and fell in love with the mind and why people do what they do. I learned the definition of self-fulfilling prophecy, it is, in the beginning, a false definition of a circumstance, event, or person creating a new behavior which makes the original circumstance, event or persons false come 'true'.

It occurred to me today as I was cleaning up Jacks banana mess (he pushed a chair over to the counter and managed to open two bananas and smash them all over the floor) maybe this is an example of self-fulfilling prophecy.

We call Jack monster - and he acts like a monster. We call him monkey, and what do monkeys eat? yes bananas. Well from now on I will call him 'sit on the couch and don't move'. Or maybe I will take Clints suggestion and tie him to a stake in the backyard with enough slack so he can move around - a little.

Guess What Time It Is?

When the kids are loud and all over the place, when they fight or just won't leave me alone, it becomes Guess What Time It Is, time. They do a little happy dance and run and sit on the couch, and answer my question with Marshmallow Time.

Yes, I give my children marshmallows almost everyday - why? Because for just a few minutes they are quiet and sitting in one place.

And sadly this occurs at about 9 o'clock in the morning.

There is a monster in our house

He dumps out cereal on the floor. He gets into our fridge and eats our butter, plays with the eggs, rearranges the produce and takes bites out of the cheese. He moves our dinning room chairs to knock things off of the counters, and get into my chapstick. He makes pools in the bathroom, thankfully with sink water. He takes off his diapers, and not when they are dry. Our monsters name is Jack, and he is quite destructive. And to top it all off, our monster has learned how to get out of his crib.