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Reality check -- Mom you can't make me normal!
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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 159466" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>That sounds <strong>exactly</strong> like my son at the store! He loves to head-butt and shoulder-butt me. Sometimes the clerks will tell him to stop it. (I love it when that happens.) </p><p>Sometimes I agree with-him, that he is different, but as others so wisely pointed out, that does not mean he does not have to comply with-rules of society, politeness, and responsibililty.</p><p> </p><p>Also, when my son gets totally obnoxious, I have been known to be obnoxious right back. I'll jump up and down, make faces, scratch my armpits, you name it. He'll tell me I'm embarrassing him and, since he has just taken the bait, I reply, "But you're different, too, and you just told me I have to put up with it. You expect me to change?"</p><p> </p><p>It actually works. Once he starts up again (preferably, in a public place) I'll say, "Uh-oh, I'm going to have to embarass you!" and he stops what he's doing. Which shows me he CAN control it! (by the way, you've seen that video of the mom who throws herself in the aisle, having a tantrum, haven't you?)</p><p> </p><p>I am also going to order a sweatshirt from Signals that says, </p><p>EMBARRASSING MY KIDS</p><p>just one more service I offer</p><p> </p><p>We have to learn to think outside the box. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 159466, member: 3419"] That sounds [B]exactly[/B] like my son at the store! He loves to head-butt and shoulder-butt me. Sometimes the clerks will tell him to stop it. (I love it when that happens.) Sometimes I agree with-him, that he is different, but as others so wisely pointed out, that does not mean he does not have to comply with-rules of society, politeness, and responsibililty. Also, when my son gets totally obnoxious, I have been known to be obnoxious right back. I'll jump up and down, make faces, scratch my armpits, you name it. He'll tell me I'm embarrassing him and, since he has just taken the bait, I reply, "But you're different, too, and you just told me I have to put up with it. You expect me to change?" It actually works. Once he starts up again (preferably, in a public place) I'll say, "Uh-oh, I'm going to have to embarass you!" and he stops what he's doing. Which shows me he CAN control it! (by the way, you've seen that video of the mom who throws herself in the aisle, having a tantrum, haven't you?) I am also going to order a sweatshirt from Signals that says, EMBARRASSING MY KIDS just one more service I offer We have to learn to think outside the box. :) [/QUOTE]
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