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<blockquote data-quote="nvts" data-source="post: 192146" data-attributes="member: 3814"><p>Hey Rhonda! Welcome to the site! We're a pretty good bunch and over time, you'll really pick up a lot of valuable information. The weekends are generally pretty slow, so you'll probably get more feedback as the day goes on!</p><p> </p><p>As it stands, it sounds like husband is your "old school" type o' Dad. You know, the daughter is the apple of his eye and the son needs to be handled with "old fashioned discipline". I say this because, I go through it myself from time to time. Right now, husband has been on top of difficult child 2 because he's "being messy when he eats". Honestly, it drives me to the point of insanity! <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":tongue:" title="tongue :tongue:" data-shortname=":tongue:" /></p><p> </p><p>Unfortunatly, I've yet to figure out how to make him knock it off completely. When it really gets to the point of total frustration to me, I just get out and out rude. It's not unheard of for me to let out a heavy sigh, roll my eyes (which I hate when people do it to me!) and say "Oh dear God!". husband gives me a look, asks me what the problem is, and I'll say something smart alecky like "will you take a full page ad out when he finally does SOMETHING right?!!!". He usually stops it until he can turn it around on someone else. But never our daughter - uh-uh - she'll get hollered at when she is out and out defiant, but gets a heck of a lot less negatives than the difficult child boys. And secretly, she gets on my last raw nerve CONSTANTLY! Very clingy. It's hard for me because I'm not a very demonstrative person. </p><p> </p><p>Keep letting your son know that he's the apple of your eye. Let him know (as often as possible in front of husband) what a great job he's done. Talk to husband and tell him you want him to start out giving at least one compliment per day to your boy. It's important for his self-esteem as well as what type of man your son will grow up to be. Point out that he's not going to want to sit back and watch his son treat his grandchildren this way when he's older.</p><p> </p><p>Again, Rhonda! Welcome to the crowd!</p><p> </p><p>Beth</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nvts, post: 192146, member: 3814"] Hey Rhonda! Welcome to the site! We're a pretty good bunch and over time, you'll really pick up a lot of valuable information. The weekends are generally pretty slow, so you'll probably get more feedback as the day goes on! As it stands, it sounds like husband is your "old school" type o' Dad. You know, the daughter is the apple of his eye and the son needs to be handled with "old fashioned discipline". I say this because, I go through it myself from time to time. Right now, husband has been on top of difficult child 2 because he's "being messy when he eats". Honestly, it drives me to the point of insanity! :raspberry-tounge: Unfortunatly, I've yet to figure out how to make him knock it off completely. When it really gets to the point of total frustration to me, I just get out and out rude. It's not unheard of for me to let out a heavy sigh, roll my eyes (which I hate when people do it to me!) and say "Oh dear God!". husband gives me a look, asks me what the problem is, and I'll say something smart alecky like "will you take a full page ad out when he finally does SOMETHING right?!!!". He usually stops it until he can turn it around on someone else. But never our daughter - uh-uh - she'll get hollered at when she is out and out defiant, but gets a heck of a lot less negatives than the difficult child boys. And secretly, she gets on my last raw nerve CONSTANTLY! Very clingy. It's hard for me because I'm not a very demonstrative person. Keep letting your son know that he's the apple of your eye. Let him know (as often as possible in front of husband) what a great job he's done. Talk to husband and tell him you want him to start out giving at least one compliment per day to your boy. It's important for his self-esteem as well as what type of man your son will grow up to be. Point out that he's not going to want to sit back and watch his son treat his grandchildren this way when he's older. Again, Rhonda! Welcome to the crowd! Beth [/QUOTE]
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