UrbanBaby

06.15.08, 19:40 PM General Topics
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Lately I have been feeling at times angry and resentful of dcs (5 and 3). Just worn out and annoyed that no matter how many times I tell them things (i.e. in the morning we brush our teeth and get dressed for school so we are not late, food is eaten at the table with a plate not on the livingroom couch) they do not respect me or the rules. I know it is all about repetition, but I can't help feeling like they take advantage of me and dh and do exactly what they want to do regardless of how many thousands of times they have been told the rules. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.15.08, 07:40 PM Flag

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Huh? The rules are the rules. Take them physically by the hand and walk them through these steps. No meals are eaten on the couch. Everyone gets dressed and washed and brushed for school. Etc. Be a total hard ass [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.15.08, 07:43 PM Flag

but that's the point. we have gone over it a million times. There is not much more I can do but become a total dictator and punish them every day all day. And to make matters worse, dh just thinks my expectations are out of line and that they are 3 and 5 and "that's what 3 and 5 yos do". [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.15.08, 07:46 PM Flag

I vote for being a total dictator [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.15.08, 07:47 PM Flag

my 5 yo is such a pita lately i wonder if i'm the only one who can't take it anymore. i'm hoping it's going to get better. I just an trying to stay consistant and i'm not accepting sassy talk. but she is driving my crazy lately. when will this get better? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.15.08, 07:45 PM Flag

op:actually, my 5 yo alone is an angel. The 3 yo is the pia and the two of them together push me over the edge. This anger I feel towards them lately is what is really bumming me out. I obviously adore them, but have felt v. frustrated lately. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.15.08, 07:49 PM Flag

They are tuning you out because you say the same things to them all the time. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.15.08, 07:45 PM Flag

?? where does this leave me?? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.15.08, 07:47 PM Flag

The five yo can have more consequences to their behavior. Get tougher. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.15.08, 07:49 PM Flag