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I think I just got the terrible mother of the day award...
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 562202" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>And for a different perspective...</p><p></p><p>I lose it. I don't have a choice... (ya, I'm part difficult child myself).</p><p>But I learned something quite a few years back:</p><p>If I yell or scream, the kids escalate.</p><p>So I have learned a new melt-down technique that drives them crazy.</p><p>I <em>sing</em>. Make up words for whatever I want to "scream", but instead of screaming it, I sing at the top of my lungs, to some stupid tune that they hate (like radio advertising jingles).</p><p>Singing makes your voice <em>really carry</em>, the words are easier to understand, and... they HATE it.</p><p></p><p>Part 2: Compromise on those heels: I restrict my (depending on the day, easy child/typical teen/difficult child) daughter to 2 inches of "heel-lift" for school shoes, a bit more for non-school dress-up. BUT... she IS allowed to add platform to that. So... 2" platform + 2" heel-lift = 4" taller teenaged girl. But I wouldn't compromise on needing to DRESS more modestly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 562202, member: 11791"] And for a different perspective... I lose it. I don't have a choice... (ya, I'm part difficult child myself). But I learned something quite a few years back: If I yell or scream, the kids escalate. So I have learned a new melt-down technique that drives them crazy. I [I]sing[/I]. Make up words for whatever I want to "scream", but instead of screaming it, I sing at the top of my lungs, to some stupid tune that they hate (like radio advertising jingles). Singing makes your voice [I]really carry[/I], the words are easier to understand, and... they HATE it. Part 2: Compromise on those heels: I restrict my (depending on the day, easy child/typical teen/difficult child) daughter to 2 inches of "heel-lift" for school shoes, a bit more for non-school dress-up. BUT... she IS allowed to add platform to that. So... 2" platform + 2" heel-lift = 4" taller teenaged girl. But I wouldn't compromise on needing to DRESS more modestly. [/QUOTE]
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