Conflict!

My grandson Tyler has an attitude that shows up every time he's asked to do something that will take much time. We have been helping him with a project he brought on himself through his actions. My wife gave him a 15 minute break. He managed to turn that into a half hour break. I reminded him he had work to do, and he said that he hated it! I reminded him that he was the one that made the current project necessary, and that his Nana and I were no more happy with doing the project than he was, but it had to be done. He said that if I was going to be mean then he would ruin everything. I walked him out to his work station and squatted down before him and told him I wasn't being mean. He had to buckle down and do his share of the work. He finally settled down enough to get back to work, but my wife had to go work beside him to supervise. Hopefully this dramatic conflict will not repeat itself tomorrow! Paint is almost all removed: sanding and refinishing remain.

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