Hard day with the littl' darlins/"rascals..."
I had terrible day with my three beloved children yesterday. I think it is because they are just not used to having that much time with me. They were off school yesterday to go and have their shots at the doctor's office.
The first half of day was not bad. They were faily well behaved as expected. However, after the lunch hour, everything fell apart. My oldest son (9 years old) had a melt down because he had to come with us to do my petsit at 3 PM (I couldn't leave them home....) and my daughter and youngest son were sassy as ever. Then they spilled their milkshake all over the seats on the truck which is a sticky yucky mess! I totally lost it!
We went home and I told them how disrespecful they are and ungrateful they are. Also, they were assigned household chores (vacuuming their room, and picking up) and NO TV or playstation for the rest of the day.
I must say, they were a handful! I thought I had them better disciplined than that....oh well....back to the drawing board.
They are 6,7, and 9 years old. They go to public school and are doing quite well in their studies. However, there are some bad habits they have picked up that is hard to compete with.
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We went home and I told them how disrespecful they are and ungrateful they are. Also, they were assigned household chores (vacuuming their room, and picking up) and NO TV or playstation for the rest of the day.
Well, there's nothing like some good cut downs and punishments to make them want to behave! :irked:
I'm sure someone will have better advice than I. I do think you need to look at your reactions to them and see if maybe the problem is yours, not theirs. Getting mad for spilling a milkshake is pretty ridiculous, IMO.
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Wow, what a rough day! I'm sorry you had such a difficult time. Getting shots is hard for kids, I think. And being out of their normal daily routine. Hard on both them, and mom.
I see from your other posts that you like to emphasize the positive and bring out the best in your children through the positive. Everyone has rough days where our best intentions are threatened, and its hard to remain focused on the positive and on your values in raising kids when everything is going wrong.
Sounds like the kids were already having a rough time, feeling out of sorts, being disrespectful and cranky, and you kindly got them milkshakes to help ease the difficulties... and the milkshake got spilled on the seat. I think that would just about send me over the top, too.
Hopefully today is going better for you, and you're able to regain your positive outlook towards parenting. :Hug
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Well, there's nothing like some good cut downs and punishments to make them want to behave! :irked:
I'm sure someone will have better advice than I. I do think you need to look at your reactions to them and see if maybe the problem is yours, not theirs. Getting mad for spilling a milkshake is pretty ridiculous, IMO. Thanks for the support.:irked: I do not need unnecessary criticism. If you can't contribute anything constructive keep your smart remarks to yourself.:angry
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Wow, what a rough day! I'm sorry you had such a difficult time. Getting shots is hard for kids, I think. And being out of their normal daily routine. Hard on both them, and mom.
I see from your other posts that you like to emphasize the positive and bring out the best in your children through the positive. Everyone has rough days where our best intentions are threatened, and its hard to remain focused on the positive and on your values in raising kids when everything is going wrong.
Sounds like the kids were already having a rough time, feeling out of sorts, being disrespectful and cranky, and you kindly got them milkshakes to help ease the difficulties... and the milkshake got spilled on the seat. I think that would just about send me over the top, too.
Hopefully today is going better for you, and you're able to regain your positive outlook towards parenting. :Hug Thank you for your support. I think you got the general picture of how my day was going. This was an unusual experience for me. :o
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Thanks for the support.:irked: I do not need unnecessary criticism. If you can't contribute anything constructive keep your smart remarks to yourself.:angry
I'm sorry. Bellingham's comment was much better than mine. Your post almost seemed like bait to me. Like you were proud of telling them they were ungrateful/disrespectful and handing out arbitrary punishments for being normal kids and you felt like you needed to be more strict in the future. In fact, I'm still not sure that you didn't mean exactly that.
I have a bad habit of responding off the cuff when I'm angry. I'm working on it.
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:Hug Cleaning up unnecessary messes on top of "everything else" is so frustrating! :( I hope you guys have a WONDERFUL day tomorrow and then you will feel so much better about the yucky one you had today! :)
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The first half of day was not bad. They were faily well behaved as expected. However, after the lunch hour, everything fell apart. My oldest son (9 years old) had a melt down because he had to come with us to do my petsit at 3 PM (I couldn't leave them home....) and my daughter and youngest son were sassy as ever. Then they spilled their milkshake all over the seats on the truck which is a sticky yucky mess! I totally lost it!
We went home and I told them how disrespecful they are and ungrateful they are. Also, they were assigned household chores (vacuuming their room, and picking up) and NO TV or playstation for the rest of the day.
I must say, they were a handful! I thought I had them better disciplined than that....oh well....back to the drawing board.
They are 6,7, and 9 years old. They go to public school and are doing quite well in their studies. However, there are some bad habits they have picked up that is hard to compete with.
^_^:
We went home and I told them how disrespecful they are and ungrateful they are. Also, they were assigned household chores (vacuuming their room, and picking up) and NO TV or playstation for the rest of the day.
Well, there's nothing like some good cut downs and punishments to make them want to behave! :irked:
I'm sure someone will have better advice than I. I do think you need to look at your reactions to them and see if maybe the problem is yours, not theirs. Getting mad for spilling a milkshake is pretty ridiculous, IMO.
^_^:
Wow, what a rough day! I'm sorry you had such a difficult time. Getting shots is hard for kids, I think. And being out of their normal daily routine. Hard on both them, and mom.
I see from your other posts that you like to emphasize the positive and bring out the best in your children through the positive. Everyone has rough days where our best intentions are threatened, and its hard to remain focused on the positive and on your values in raising kids when everything is going wrong.
Sounds like the kids were already having a rough time, feeling out of sorts, being disrespectful and cranky, and you kindly got them milkshakes to help ease the difficulties... and the milkshake got spilled on the seat. I think that would just about send me over the top, too.
Hopefully today is going better for you, and you're able to regain your positive outlook towards parenting. :Hug
^_^:
Well, there's nothing like some good cut downs and punishments to make them want to behave! :irked:
I'm sure someone will have better advice than I. I do think you need to look at your reactions to them and see if maybe the problem is yours, not theirs. Getting mad for spilling a milkshake is pretty ridiculous, IMO. Thanks for the support.:irked: I do not need unnecessary criticism. If you can't contribute anything constructive keep your smart remarks to yourself.:angry
^_^:
Wow, what a rough day! I'm sorry you had such a difficult time. Getting shots is hard for kids, I think. And being out of their normal daily routine. Hard on both them, and mom.
I see from your other posts that you like to emphasize the positive and bring out the best in your children through the positive. Everyone has rough days where our best intentions are threatened, and its hard to remain focused on the positive and on your values in raising kids when everything is going wrong.
Sounds like the kids were already having a rough time, feeling out of sorts, being disrespectful and cranky, and you kindly got them milkshakes to help ease the difficulties... and the milkshake got spilled on the seat. I think that would just about send me over the top, too.
Hopefully today is going better for you, and you're able to regain your positive outlook towards parenting. :Hug Thank you for your support. I think you got the general picture of how my day was going. This was an unusual experience for me. :o
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Thanks for the support.:irked: I do not need unnecessary criticism. If you can't contribute anything constructive keep your smart remarks to yourself.:angry
I'm sorry. Bellingham's comment was much better than mine. Your post almost seemed like bait to me. Like you were proud of telling them they were ungrateful/disrespectful and handing out arbitrary punishments for being normal kids and you felt like you needed to be more strict in the future. In fact, I'm still not sure that you didn't mean exactly that.
I have a bad habit of responding off the cuff when I'm angry. I'm working on it.
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:Hug Cleaning up unnecessary messes on top of "everything else" is so frustrating! :( I hope you guys have a WONDERFUL day tomorrow and then you will feel so much better about the yucky one you had today! :)
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