An Accident

We had a little bit of a rough time with Lily yesterday afternoon. She was playing with Katie and Sarah in our backyard. Our backyard is pretty fun now that the Town of Cary cut down all the trees to make room for the sewer easement. However, it is also filled with weeds because I don't want to take the mower back there.

Amanda was surprised to find Katie on our deck with red arms. It seems that they found a bush with berries on it and were playing with them. Lily got some on her dress and declared it to be "an accident." That's her excuse for just about everything now. I have explained to her than accident would be walking along and falling into the bush. What she and her friends did was make a bad decision.

It's been kind of tough to explain this to her. We want her to know that there are consequences for poor decisions, but we also want her to be comfortable with owning up to her mistakes. Ultimately, I think society will be better off with someone who understands that there are consequences to poor decisions.