The Art of Persuasion

One afternoon, I received this email from Barnes & Noble:

Clearly, the online form that lets you beg your parents for Chimpact didn't have enough room for Margot to make her case.  She followed up with this dizzying combination of logic, persuasion, and attempted guilt-tripping:

I immediately let her teacher know that the persuasive writing instruction seemed to be sinking in.

How to Star in this Blog

Claire, now a fan of this blog, has been lamenting my failure to post regularly.  Here's the conversation I recently overheard:

Claire: "It's because of us that Mom's writing fewer blog posts."

Margot: "Really?!"

Claire:  "Yes.  We need to be nicer to her."

Margot:  "We need to be funnier."

Assistant Blogger

Claire's at the point where she can basically write these blog entries for me:

Tattling in the Modern Era

Latest and greatest use for Claire's texting capabilities:  ratting out her sister.