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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 575312" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>J has always had a real gift for door slamming. Two homes we have lived in had doors that were hard to slam loudly. Even when really angry my husband was unable to make them slam loudly. At age four J could, though. I could, but I was a champion door slammer as a kid. </p><p></p><p>Much of this is typical teen and to be honest, lots of it makes me chuckle when I am not right in front of her. in my opinion people having fits tend to look like idiots, even me when I have one. I had a hard time keeping a straight face when they had fits when they were little because they honestly looked ridiculous. It is easier to keep a straight face now, due to years and years of practice.</p><p></p><p>She is going to find herself scrubbing things, and when SHE wants people to be quiet because she is watching something or has a headache or whatever, I will go and spend some time slamming every door I walk past (just to make double sure they are shut, ya know. Cause it is so hard to tell just by looking at them.) and then periodically doing it all over again. I usually give husband and whatever children I am NOT angry with earplugs if I decide to do it in the middle of the night. I give juuuuuuuuuust enough time to almost be asleep and WHAM! WHAM! more slamming.</p><p></p><p>By about the fifth time they have the point that Mommy. Is. Not. Happy. and they are ready to beg, plead and kiss my shiney hiney to get me to stop. Sometimes I even DO stop then. But not always. Esp if they have burned me recently by not doing what they said they would on something that is a big deal to me.</p><p></p><p>Jess has been very annoyed the last day or so because I keep going through her stuff. She hasn't figured otu that it is payback yet. I found a book that I know was in a certain place that she was NOT supposed to get into, and she had it with 'her' stuff. She took the dang thing the day after I bought it and I hadn't even gotten halfway through it! I asked her no less than FOUR times if she had it and she lied and said no. today she said she 'didn't know' I meant that one. Gee, the title, author, names of characters and basic plot were not descriptive enough? </p><p></p><p>She has a habit of doing any chore except the ones you ask or tell her to do. When it comes to chores, a parent asking is not something you can say no to, it is just a more poliite way to tell you that you WILL be doing it, at least in my home. I was raised that way, and it is very far from a new rule for my kids. She just doesn't want to do the ones YOU want, only the ones SHE wants. It is the one thing that has consistently gotten her in more trouble over the years than any other. I finally got sick of it. I am now doing various things with/for her, but NOT the ones she really really wants. It is driving her batty. I am enjoying it immensely. She will get the point of this eventually, but it will last longer if I do not tell her why I am doing this. </p><p></p><p>Sometimes it takes a little longer, but creatively applied treachery really DOES win every time. And it can be fun to plot!</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">OK, so maybe I am a bit of a difficult child. but you have to push to uncover my gfgness!</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 575312, member: 1233"] J has always had a real gift for door slamming. Two homes we have lived in had doors that were hard to slam loudly. Even when really angry my husband was unable to make them slam loudly. At age four J could, though. I could, but I was a champion door slammer as a kid. Much of this is typical teen and to be honest, lots of it makes me chuckle when I am not right in front of her. in my opinion people having fits tend to look like idiots, even me when I have one. I had a hard time keeping a straight face when they had fits when they were little because they honestly looked ridiculous. It is easier to keep a straight face now, due to years and years of practice. She is going to find herself scrubbing things, and when SHE wants people to be quiet because she is watching something or has a headache or whatever, I will go and spend some time slamming every door I walk past (just to make double sure they are shut, ya know. Cause it is so hard to tell just by looking at them.) and then periodically doing it all over again. I usually give husband and whatever children I am NOT angry with earplugs if I decide to do it in the middle of the night. I give juuuuuuuuuust enough time to almost be asleep and WHAM! WHAM! more slamming. By about the fifth time they have the point that Mommy. Is. Not. Happy. and they are ready to beg, plead and kiss my shiney hiney to get me to stop. Sometimes I even DO stop then. But not always. Esp if they have burned me recently by not doing what they said they would on something that is a big deal to me. Jess has been very annoyed the last day or so because I keep going through her stuff. She hasn't figured otu that it is payback yet. I found a book that I know was in a certain place that she was NOT supposed to get into, and she had it with 'her' stuff. She took the dang thing the day after I bought it and I hadn't even gotten halfway through it! I asked her no less than FOUR times if she had it and she lied and said no. today she said she 'didn't know' I meant that one. Gee, the title, author, names of characters and basic plot were not descriptive enough? She has a habit of doing any chore except the ones you ask or tell her to do. When it comes to chores, a parent asking is not something you can say no to, it is just a more poliite way to tell you that you WILL be doing it, at least in my home. I was raised that way, and it is very far from a new rule for my kids. She just doesn't want to do the ones YOU want, only the ones SHE wants. It is the one thing that has consistently gotten her in more trouble over the years than any other. I finally got sick of it. I am now doing various things with/for her, but NOT the ones she really really wants. It is driving her batty. I am enjoying it immensely. She will get the point of this eventually, but it will last longer if I do not tell her why I am doing this. Sometimes it takes a little longer, but creatively applied treachery really DOES win every time. And it can be fun to plot! [SIZE=1]OK, so maybe I am a bit of a difficult child. but you have to push to uncover my gfgness![/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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