Kitchen Rules for Girls

Most families have the typical house rules like help out around the house, no complaining, tell the truth, clean up your mess and so on. For my family things were a little different. Of course we had the typical rules but as we got older, we realized there were a few more that needed to be stated. No high kicks in the kitchen, no singing/humming at the table, eat like a lady, be nice to your sister, no reading when you're supposed to be sleeping, doing homework or playing the piano and if that cat doesn't get fed neither do you.

Needless to say not all of these rules were always in place.  Many of them came because of random experiences that have happened while growing up.

*No singing/humming at the table-This one started very early on. Being very chatty little girls, talking quickly turned into singing. When told to not sing at the table it turned into humming-hence the rule was born.

*Eat like a Lady-My moms favorite and one that's rarely followed. When it comes to those rare fancy dinners where there's more silverware than I can count, I've got that mastered. Start from the outside and work your way in. Someday it will no longer be just the seven of us at the dinner table and all of those hours spent teaching us to act like a lady will finally show.
*If the Cat doesn't Get Fed, Neither Do You-One thing you should know, My dad does not like cats. So if we sat down for dinner and the cat was sitting in the window meowing his head off my dad promptly sent us outside to feed him so he would stop. It quickly turned into if the cat doesn't get fed neither do you.

*No high kicks in the Kitchen-This came due to me and my sisters practicing our high kicks for various reasons and almost taking off my moms head, knocking over stuff or taking pictures off the wall! Its possibly my favorite rule-perfect for a household of girls.

I know it seems strange to most people, but I guess its part of the whole living in a family of girls experience. #fourtoomanygirls

Sincerely,

BriaunaLou