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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 93297" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>I have very mixed emotions on 1-2-3 as an older parent of a now 17 year old difficult child child. </p><p></p><p>I was given the 123 book as a "gift" from my GFGxMIL. The one person who should have sat and read any book and didn't. </p><p></p><p>When my Mother came to visit after my son was a little older and I started "Dude, that's one...that's two.....that's three." My Mother nearly pulled her hair out. Her logic stings my ears to this very day and her retort was "WHEN I TOLD YOU to do something you got ONE chance, not two or three. What happens if he's near a street and tempting fate and you yell don't go into traffic, okay THAT's ONE - he's GONE!" </p><p></p><p>I'm down with 1 magic, I say it once - you get the message. 123 was a huge waste of mine and difficult child's time. If he had thought, perhaps like a 'normal' thinking child it may have had some merit, but again I think about that car thing and STOP that's 1 - oh your in traffic 2....oh sorry we plan your funeral that is 3. </p><p></p><p>We opened a lending library here and when that book comes in as a donation I put it in the garbage can, the logic didn't seem to work with anyone I spoke with (parents) that had a difficult child. </p><p></p><p>Sorry to be so harsh - </p><p>Just my opinion</p><p>Star</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 93297, member: 4964"] I have very mixed emotions on 1-2-3 as an older parent of a now 17 year old difficult child child. I was given the 123 book as a "gift" from my GFGxMIL. The one person who should have sat and read any book and didn't. When my Mother came to visit after my son was a little older and I started "Dude, that's one...that's two.....that's three." My Mother nearly pulled her hair out. Her logic stings my ears to this very day and her retort was "WHEN I TOLD YOU to do something you got ONE chance, not two or three. What happens if he's near a street and tempting fate and you yell don't go into traffic, okay THAT's ONE - he's GONE!" I'm down with 1 magic, I say it once - you get the message. 123 was a huge waste of mine and difficult child's time. If he had thought, perhaps like a 'normal' thinking child it may have had some merit, but again I think about that car thing and STOP that's 1 - oh your in traffic 2....oh sorry we plan your funeral that is 3. We opened a lending library here and when that book comes in as a donation I put it in the garbage can, the logic didn't seem to work with anyone I spoke with (parents) that had a difficult child. Sorry to be so harsh - Just my opinion Star [/QUOTE]
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