"Our two-year-old makes us feel so bad when we scold him."
"He stops what he’s doing and gets very still."
"Then he looks down."
"Then he tears up."
"Then his lower lip pokes out."
Oh you terrible person! Our two-year-old makes us feel so bad when we scold him. He stops what he’s doing and gets very still. Then he looks down. Then he tears up. Then his lower lip pokes out. It’s crushing to him and us. :)
The worst thing is when our oldest son scolds the two-year-old. They are the bestest of buddies. When we get after the 2-year-old, he goes to big brother for comfort. When big brother gets after him, he is left all to himself. It’s so sad. Of course, he gets over it pretty quickly. And thankfully, he catches on and amends his behavior. Except when it comes to writing on the wall. We have a serial scribbler on our hands . . .
yep...the old drama queen move
stare down at the hands and tear up
or fall on the floor and put hands over head and not look up
or lean against the refrigerator and covered one’s head like those Cracker barrel doll kids standing in the corner
he seems back to normal again this morning
I can pretty much recall when I started to swat the boys ...the first boy got it earlier and more frequent....he wouldn’t get in his high chair or car seat etc....defiant
number two lad and both girls could almost have never experienced corporal punishment
the baby won’t need much I can tell
My dad lit my arse up frequently...hell, they all did back then. No warnings like now....just whap or grab you up and take you to the room for a serious one. Not many kids back then who did not fear dad and often mom too. I got whupped for not saying sir or maam or using the N-word.
Nowadays with many younger parents, it’s all touchy feely being friends and all.
When I go to PTA/PTO meetings I feel (aside from feeling like grandpa) I feel like a virgin at a pagan funeral. Today’s young parents where I live are much much more liberal and PC about everything and they are raising tier kids to be little PC nazis. The dads mostly act like little mice-men....not all but most. I see a dad like me and we know...we are an endangered species.
My sons talk about a go-cart they get admonished they are wasting oil. They talk about hunting, then they are mudering animals. They talk about us clearing land and it’s about did we kill any trees.
It’s scary.
"Our two-year-old makes us feel so bad when we scold him."
"He stops what he’s doing and gets very still."
"Then he looks down."
"Then he tears up."
"Then his lower lip pokes out."