[Moosefart]

Now that's a real man. You have every right to be a complete jerk in your own home.

Au contraire l'ami, I am a good father to my kids as they would tell you. I just wont be told what to do in my own home by them. If that makes me a jerk in your estimation so be it.

[MEGoody]

"I just wont be told what to do in my own home by them."

This makes you the authority figure in the home, which is what you are supposed to be. Those who let the kids be 'in charge' aren't doing their kids any favors.