I think I might be going crazy! My children have not been nice to each other for the past week or so and I can't stand it! I have heard one of my daughters call my youngest son a "jerk", I have heard my oldest son call one of his sisters a "pig" and so on and so on...now I know that these words might not be that bad, but as a mother, it hurts me to hear my kids say these things and I know it hurts the person that it's being said to. I know because I grew up with 6 brothers and 2 sisters and we weren't always nice to each other - I have had these same type of things said to me. In my efforts to thwart this type of behavior, I have tried to ignore it, I have tried the "how would you feel if they said that to you" speech and I have sent them to time out in their bedrooms and told them to not come out until they could be nice. Nothing seems to be working this week. So this post is my plea for all you moms who go through this to tell me your secrets. What works for you? What do your kids respond to? What can I do? Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
"Calgon...take me away!"
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My mom used to make us write up "twenty five reasons why we love eachother." We then had to sit on the couch - HOLDING HANDS, and read the list to the other person. More than anything it was the humiliation of holding hands that kept us in line.
I also think that lunch with your awesome sister in law would save your sanity.
make that lunch with your sisterS-in-law. Melissa, that's pretty good. Growing up my brothers and I all hated eachother and faught all the time and the only thing I can say is to wait it out. Now we are all good friends. I know it's not the easiest thing to do though so I'm not sure what to tell you.
pick me pick me! I want to go to lunch! I'm a sister-i-law!
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