Young Men's Club - 4/8/08

Maybe it was because I was just so incredibly tired today. Maybe it's because I've gained enough experience in my job to finally have the ability to just let it all go. Whatever the reason, I was able to have a fairly decent and productive day today. I constantly tell the boys that their actions will always have consequences. I also told them that if there was time left at the end of the day that they could play whatever game they wanted. I also knew that because they were incapable of settling down and listening while we accomplished what I had planned, there was absolutely no way that they would get that game time. I was willing to be wrong. Needless to say, I wasn't. So whenever they would interrupt me when I was talking, I would simply say, "I'll wait." Then they realized that it was cutting into their time, yell at each other to be quiet, and then eventually settle down. Whenever they would argue back and forth about some nonsense, I simply took a seat and non-verbally expressed that nothing was going to happen until all arguments had been resolved. And while they made a very strong effort to try and earn that free time, it just wasn't in the cards today. They were all so disappointed. I think a tiny part of my soul shed a little tear. HA! HA, I say! One day, they'll all figure it out. Cause and Effect. It's pretty simple if you ask me. Until then, it's all work and no play. But I'm definitely not going to allow myself to stress out about it anymore. The rules are in place and I think they're fair. If they don't want to follow them, that's their problem. I knew that I was going to achieve my agenda in terms of rehearsing for the show. And that's all that really matters. That I get what I want.