Today’s Word: make excuses

May 27, 2018 =========

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When you make excuses or make an excuse, it means that you are giving a reason to explain why something has happened or not happened. My kids are experts at making excuses!! It’s usually when they answer “Why did you hit your brother?” Their answer is always (almost always) “Because he hit me first.” Sigh… Sometimes I don’t know whether to laugh or cry!

Another time when my kids are likely to make excuses is when there is a big mess to clean up. “Why haven’t you cleaned up XYZ?” and of course the answer is “Because he helped make the mess, so he should help clean it up.”

I feel like I am always saying, “Stop making excuses and just ….” (clean up / stop hitting / do your homework etc!) It drives me crazy! Ha ha.

Bye,

Chris