The Potting Shed

Aqui · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 5:18 pm Post subject:

reading this thread with great interest...

it's so sweet that she offered her 11p. i've always thought that punishments should somehow be making up for what has been done wrong - although obviously i don't know if this is going to work! i know i'm going to be softee mum!

sounds like things are really improving, though, becki - keep up the good work!
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Becki · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 6:42 pm Post subject:

E dosn't know that it isn't on. I was going to tell her and then she did this incredibly silly thing and I've used it as her punishment aswell.
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Cabbagepatch · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 7:26 pm Post subject:

Becki, I can't really add anything to the useful suggestions already mentioned. All I know is that being a parent can be incredibly difficult and painful, it's not like fixing a plug or something.

No one gets it perfectly right and I bet we can all admit to getting it very wrong sometimes.

OK, I'll go first.....

I lost my temper one day when whatever I offered the little ones to eat they complained about. Eventually they wanted cheese on toast with ketchup. Then refused to eat it. Out of sheer frustration and exhaustion (single parenthood has a lot to answer for sometimes), I hurled a plate across the kitchen. A tile behind the sink still has a piece missing from it. Ahem, one or two other dents around the house as well Embarassed

Sorry, I'm just a mere mortal with many many flaws.

OK, who's next?

Kathy · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 7:45 pm Post subject:

I threw a slipper across the room in frustration (3 girls squabbling), Greenman chose the wrong moment to walk into the room and got it right in the eye. Got a photo of his black eye somewhere!

nanny · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 8:53 pm Post subject:

i lost my temper with my 19 yr old 6 ft son once in the kitchen and had him up against the kitchen cabinets on tip toe with my hand round his throat

mr nanny stood in the back door and his mouth dropped open let me tell you as he had never seen me in such a temper like that before (or since)

19 yr old son moved out not long after i think........

so there was a good result really..............

kaz · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 10:38 pm Post subject:

nanny · Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 8:07 pm Post subject:

Becki · Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 8:24 pm Post subject:

I've got to the bottom of the latest tantrums, she is in the middle of having a set to with another girl at school. I think she has been honest about it and I think it's 6 of one and half a dozen of the other. The other little girl seems as upset as M, she says to M 'shut up' and follows her round all the time and M says 'I hate you' and both of them have been crying and not wanting to go to school. The teacher I spoke to at school today is going to get them both together on Monday, and try to talk to them.
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