What are my non negotiables?

This one is for you, Itchy.
A random chat on disciplining kids and the given penchant for children at this age to start defying us, back talk and negotiate their way out of undesirable situations (ie, doing homework) to more desirable situations (ie, watching Cartoon Network, while drinking Frooti), is what led to this. Now, at the best of times, I am an easy going mom, but I dont let the brat catch on. To the brat, mamma probably has a whip in hand and a couple of horns on her head for good measure. Its not an image I'm giving up too soon. My book of disciplining keeps getting rewritten according to the lessons the brat teaches me, and according to his current level of understanding when it comes to explaining why certain things are non negotiables. I have that list. The brat, by now, knows that that list of non negotiables cannot be tampered with. Right now. I might relook at certain things on it depending on circumstance, but for the most part the non negotiable list remains etched in blood and framed at the doorway. Metaphorically speaking of course.
Here is my list:
Studying: No matter how the day has gone, an hour of studying is a must.

Tidying up: Play all you want with your toys, your paints, your dress up clothes, but when you're done, you put them back where you took them from.

Cleaning your plate up: You will be given choices before your meal is served to you. Once it is, you are expected to clean it up. You will be given more if you desire, but you cannot waste food. Unless, of course, you have been ill, and have no appetite. That mamma will allow. Food is not to be thrown into dustbins. And you will get half an hour to finish your meal. If it isnt over by then, you will get five ten minutes of grace if you are close to finishing. But if you are dwaddling, your plate will be removed until the next meal time.

Saying Please Thank you Sorry: And Goodmorning, Good evening. And Goodbye. Mamma is a manners Nazi. No Hi and Bye to people who have crossed into adulthood. And no first names for said legal adults to be addressed by as well.

Drinking milk: Twice a day at the minimum, thrice a day on a good day.

Eating a fruit: A minimum of one in a day. Eat all the popcorn, Kurkure and Lays you want, but one fruit has to get in.

Sleeping at 10pm/ Waking at 7am (except holidays): This has always been a struggle to get the child to sleep at a decent hour, Mamma has now figured out that tiring him out is the best solution to get him to hit the bed before the witching hour.

Reaching school on time: This is a non negotiable from the father who is a punctuality Nazi.

Homework done and submitted on time: No excuses. No doing it another day. No slacking off. Even if his eyes are falling shut, he needs to complete his work.

No holiday from school for any reason except illness: Its part of mamma's and pappa's work ethic. Unless mamma is laid out on a bier she wont skip office and work.

Saying goodnight to Daadi every night: This comes from Mamma's insistence on manners. And has now become a ritual. And something the brat knows he is to do before he tucks himself into bed.

One hour of unstructured play everyday: Except if it is a rainy day, the brat will go down to play with his friends for an hour at the minimum. Mamma will not cut the time short, not interfere, not slack off and try to convince him to stay home, unless she is really really unwell. In that one hour, he is to run, slide, climb the jungle gym and generally tire himself out in every way. If mamma catches him sitting peaceably in a corner, he's likely to be booted back into the ground.

And finally, no lies: Whatever he has done, or whatever has happened, he has to tell mamma the truth, because mamma can look right into his eyes and know he is lying, and then will not be a nice mamma to deal with at all.

What mamma relaxes on:
Television viewing: An hour or so everyday is okay. Movies too are okay. I think of it as educative. Even seemingly mindless cartoon serials are educative in some way. Spongebob Squarepants worked wonderfully when Mamma needed to teach him about underwater life, Superman worked for Space, Ninja Hattori worked for the culture of Japan during the countries of the world.

Eating junk food: As long as it doesnt interfere with the appetite for regular cooked food, the occasional burger, Lays, Kurkure, etc is allowed in the Manral household. The more I keep him away from these forbidden foods, the more he will long for them and OD on them when he finally gets his mitts on them.

Choosing his own clothes: If he wants to wear an eclectic combination of racing jacket with floral shirt and nightsuit pyjamas down to the park, he is allowed. Everyone could do with a good laugh. The other children are cruel enough in their teasing to get him on the coordinated clothes tack back again the next day.

Spend time doing nothing: He doesnt need to be 'doing' anything. He could just be sitting calmly. Or having a conversation with his Superman action figure. Or contemplating his navel. Mamma is not going to rush in with things for him to do. He has to learn to amuse himself.

What's your list of non negotiables?