Lately my son has been having some attitude issues and I am not sure how much more I can take. He has learned to push every button I have and dance on my last nerve continuously.
It is like living with Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde, one second he is helping me load he dishwasher and the next he is standing in front of me with his arms crossed telling me to pick up his toys because he's not going to do it.
I am now dealing with trying to keep him in time out for 3 minutes, last night I said, "you can get up when I say you can get up" He turns his head and looks at me and says "Just say it then!" WOW!! I try not to scream at hm but I find myself doing more and more all the time. I am not a big believer in spankings even though I was spanked, and came out no worse for the wear but I really am trying to do things more positively.
I just wish there was an answer for what will work, timeouts seem to make him scream more and more, and then my husband gets cranky. My husband believes that spankings even though he threatens more than anything, which I am not sure helps anything. I just need to try to keep the peace and keep everyone calm and maybe it will all start to fall into place. Or maybe in 15 more years the kid will move out and I can relax then.
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15 years ago
It is like this at our house some days as well...but as for the waiting till it gets older good luck with that. I have two teenagers as well and it is pretty much the same!
ReplyDeleteThat is not encouraging. I think I will just wait until he gets a house of his own, and move in with him. and see how he likes it.
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