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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyinVA" data-source="post: 474091" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>OOh I know much too much about manipulative difficult children. </p><p></p><p>Oldest has always been melodramatic. When she was about 8, she was playing outside our apartment. Some kids came and told me, "Oldest is hurt! She twisted her ankle! She told us to come get you!" My response was, "well, tell her to come home." I refused to move.. I knew her too well. Next thing I know, another mother is at my door, having carried Oldest to my apartment. She says, "I think she's really hurt." I thanked her and got Oldest inside. I'm sure she thought I was a *terrible* mother for not coming to get my child. Oldest is crying, wailing, begging me to take her to the emergency room for her "sprained ankle." I look at it. No swelling, no redness, yet she screams whenever I touch it. I give her a bag of ice and tell her we'll wait and see. An hour later, she was up and running around. </p><p></p><p>So no, I don't think you were being hard-hearted. If so, I was the queen of hard-heartedness lol. With a four year old, I wouldn't be too concerned about it. I think there is certainly some manipulation there, heck every toddler in the world learns to manipulate his mom by crying/throwing a tantrum for what he wants, right? But it sounds pretty "normal" to me. Being "hard hearted" is preferable to giving in to it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyinVA, post: 474091, member: 1157"] OOh I know much too much about manipulative difficult children. Oldest has always been melodramatic. When she was about 8, she was playing outside our apartment. Some kids came and told me, "Oldest is hurt! She twisted her ankle! She told us to come get you!" My response was, "well, tell her to come home." I refused to move.. I knew her too well. Next thing I know, another mother is at my door, having carried Oldest to my apartment. She says, "I think she's really hurt." I thanked her and got Oldest inside. I'm sure she thought I was a *terrible* mother for not coming to get my child. Oldest is crying, wailing, begging me to take her to the emergency room for her "sprained ankle." I look at it. No swelling, no redness, yet she screams whenever I touch it. I give her a bag of ice and tell her we'll wait and see. An hour later, she was up and running around. So no, I don't think you were being hard-hearted. If so, I was the queen of hard-heartedness lol. With a four year old, I wouldn't be too concerned about it. I think there is certainly some manipulation there, heck every toddler in the world learns to manipulate his mom by crying/throwing a tantrum for what he wants, right? But it sounds pretty "normal" to me. Being "hard hearted" is preferable to giving in to it. [/QUOTE]
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