Riley is 7 and he has entered his I'm not listening faze... He talks to me like I'm the kid and he's the parent. He is a little too mature for his age since I never really held back around him with what I say, but god, he treats me like shit sometimes. He doesn't swear or anything, in fact he thinks that stupid is a bad word and that his mom just has a potty mouth. We are arguing. That's not ok! He is supposed to listen, but instead he always has to have the last word. It's like an addiction to him or something. He wont stop talking unless he ends our conversation... Do I need therapy? God , maybe.. But for now I'm going to satisfy myself by talking shit about my sweet little angel...
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Re: What is he freaking out for?
Sun, February 6, 2005 - 3:21 PMyou don't need therapy mama. but i gotta gell you about a great book i read: "how to talk so kids will listen, and listen so kids will talk." oh my fucking GOD, what a great book. maybe it would help.
if not that, duct tape. ;) -
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Re: What is he freaking out for?
Mon, February 7, 2005 - 7:08 AMThe first time he tries that with another someone other than you, I believe it will stop -
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Re: What is he freaking out for?
Mon, February 7, 2005 - 12:33 PMlmao
i am ruled
by my kid
what will
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Re: What is he freaking out for?
Mon, February 7, 2005 - 1:13 PMHehe, ya, me too sometimes.
I fear my son is just going to turn out to be normal.........(sigh)
No dyed hair......
No late night all-ages punk shows........nope, just plain old normal, lol.
Even if he's a smarty pants that has his nose in my business!
Like the other night, I tell him I'm going out with a friend. He puts his book down and looks dead at me and says with "that tone", WHO are you going out with?????"
I blinked.........told him who and he says "Oh. Ok" and goes back to reading his book.
I sat there doing a double-take like WTF???? Lauging on the inside, but still so surprised a 6 year old did that. Admittedly, it was rather cute :) -
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Re: What is he freaking out for?
Mon, February 7, 2005 - 1:59 PMboys are soooo protective of their mamas, ain't they?
it's cute unless it's happening to YOU! argh!!! -
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Mon, February 7, 2005 - 3:02 PMMy boy just hit his teenage years at 7... Like you Tash, my boy is increadibly 'normal'. Maybe it's my ex rubbing off on him or something. He like golf! and Dave Mathews! AHHHH! Because I do hair, he does induldge in the occasional Green or bleached look, but his favorite pair of pants are too short, and he wears big log sleave shirts under the size 5 t-shirt that is too small!
We have been bickering at eachother so much. I know part of it is that I have a 1.8 year old who takes my attention away sometimes, but damn! He says stuff like, "I'm done talking to you right now," or," This conversation is over!" I think I'm like the worst parent ever... Did I teach him this? Did my mom's threat's of my tenager giving me hell come true, but eariler? -
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Re: What is he freaking out for?
Mon, February 7, 2005 - 11:05 PMhow can you possibly be the worst parent ever??!!? STOP IT!!! you're a great parent!
obviously your child is like mine: insane. mine is obsessed with wearing a hat. and with pokemon. and whenever my phone rings he wants to know who it is, all suspicious like. that's okay; he's gonna get his. he has two buddies at school, one of 'em dresses like a gangsta, and i just learned the kid's dad just got out of jail. we'll see how he feels when i start laying into him about "the company you keep."
i can just see us sitting there, glaring at each other. "stalemate." -
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Re: What is he freaking out for?
Tue, February 8, 2005 - 6:16 AMI have been through this with mine - clever kids satrt this around 6-7 yrs old. Eventually I pretended I was 6-7yrs old and stopped doing anything for him (food, rides, toys etc). Strangely, the behaviour became much better (presumably because I beame a person). However, 10 yrs later look where I am.....perhaps my advice would best be ignored. -
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Re: What is he freaking out for?
Tue, February 8, 2005 - 8:47 AMwhat you did when your son was 6-7 has not in any way caused what he's doing now. don't you even think that for a minute. and anyone who's already been down a road has valuable info for those coming up behind them, no matter where the road leads them. no matter how different traveling styles might be.
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