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I think I just got the terrible mother of the day award...
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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 562199" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>ksm--</p><p></p><p>Don't be too hard on yourself - we all lose it once in a while. (You wouldn't be human if you didn't!)</p><p></p><p>As far as handling these two in the future...I'm with Trinity. Your difficult child has too much power and control and should not be calling the shots the way she is. Who the heck put her in charge of distributing clothes and deciding the family meal, anyway?</p><p></p><p>If I were you (and I was, at one point, with a easy child and a difficult child constantly fighting over a shared bathroom), I would divvy up the "bathroom time". easy child gets the bathroom from X to XX and difficult child gets the bathroom from XX to XXX. Also - it may help if each girl has her own 'makeup mirror' with the little lights on it that she can use in her own bedroom. That leaves the bathroom for face-washing, toilet, and teeth - everything else can happen in the bedroom.</p><p></p><p>If she doesn't have it already, let easy child have a lock for her bedroom door to ensure that "her stuff" remains "her stuff" and will not be taken, used, borrowed, etc by difficult child. FWIW - I really think it is too much to expect siblings to share clothing. One will invariably take advantage of the other...JMHO.</p><p></p><p>And yes - "do to get". Make some requirements for keeping those big bedrooms. If they cannot adhere to a certain standard (YOUR standard - whatever you decide it should be) either one of them is subject to losing the priviledge of the big bedroom.</p><p></p><p>And don't forget to do something nice for you! (((Hugs)))</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 562199, member: 6546"] ksm-- Don't be too hard on yourself - we all lose it once in a while. (You wouldn't be human if you didn't!) As far as handling these two in the future...I'm with Trinity. Your difficult child has too much power and control and should not be calling the shots the way she is. Who the heck put her in charge of distributing clothes and deciding the family meal, anyway? If I were you (and I was, at one point, with a easy child and a difficult child constantly fighting over a shared bathroom), I would divvy up the "bathroom time". easy child gets the bathroom from X to XX and difficult child gets the bathroom from XX to XXX. Also - it may help if each girl has her own 'makeup mirror' with the little lights on it that she can use in her own bedroom. That leaves the bathroom for face-washing, toilet, and teeth - everything else can happen in the bedroom. If she doesn't have it already, let easy child have a lock for her bedroom door to ensure that "her stuff" remains "her stuff" and will not be taken, used, borrowed, etc by difficult child. FWIW - I really think it is too much to expect siblings to share clothing. One will invariably take advantage of the other...JMHO. And yes - "do to get". Make some requirements for keeping those big bedrooms. If they cannot adhere to a certain standard (YOUR standard - whatever you decide it should be) either one of them is subject to losing the priviledge of the big bedroom. And don't forget to do something nice for you! (((Hugs))) [/QUOTE]
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