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Since the topic came up, do you feel you were too harsh with your child as a child?
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<blockquote data-quote="SeekingStrength" data-source="post: 623399" data-attributes="member: 17635"><p>We were stricter with difficult child than we were with our other two children during the preteen/teen years because difficult child was much more strong willed, defiant, rude. He got grounded for being disrespectful a few times. When he was about 17, he was very rude to me in a shoe store. On the way home, I told him he was grounded for the weekend.</p><p></p><p>He packed a bag, walked out the door and said "I'm not taking this bull**** anymore." He moved in with a friend's family. I called the mom that night and told her we would prefer difficult child be home. She let me know that they thought it would be best for difficult child to stay there for awhile because he had "confided some things" to their oldest daughter. I never asked what those things were. No telling.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, six weeks later he was back. The family kicked him out for lying to them.</p><p></p><p>As I often do while posting, I get sidetracked with so many memories.</p><p></p><p>Short answer: No, we were not strict by most folks' standards - still stricter than with his younger siblings.</p><p></p><p>One time, when he was about 16, he smart mouthed me in the kitchen. I hit his hand with a wooden spoon. He brought that up for years. You would think it was the most awful thing a mom could do. It was not one of my proudest moments, but it did not leave a bruise. I didn't WHACK him with the wooden spoon--just smacked him. Oh, and one time i slapped him. He was about 13 and talked back. We were attending a festival in our town. Before I knew it, i slapped his cheek. That has always bothered me. My mom slapped me one time and it was so degrading.</p><p></p><p>Man, i am sounding meaner and meaner. Think I'll stop now, lol.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SeekingStrength, post: 623399, member: 17635"] We were stricter with difficult child than we were with our other two children during the preteen/teen years because difficult child was much more strong willed, defiant, rude. He got grounded for being disrespectful a few times. When he was about 17, he was very rude to me in a shoe store. On the way home, I told him he was grounded for the weekend. He packed a bag, walked out the door and said "I'm not taking this bull**** anymore." He moved in with a friend's family. I called the mom that night and told her we would prefer difficult child be home. She let me know that they thought it would be best for difficult child to stay there for awhile because he had "confided some things" to their oldest daughter. I never asked what those things were. No telling. Anyway, six weeks later he was back. The family kicked him out for lying to them. As I often do while posting, I get sidetracked with so many memories. Short answer: No, we were not strict by most folks' standards - still stricter than with his younger siblings. One time, when he was about 16, he smart mouthed me in the kitchen. I hit his hand with a wooden spoon. He brought that up for years. You would think it was the most awful thing a mom could do. It was not one of my proudest moments, but it did not leave a bruise. I didn't WHACK him with the wooden spoon--just smacked him. Oh, and one time i slapped him. He was about 13 and talked back. We were attending a festival in our town. Before I knew it, i slapped his cheek. That has always bothered me. My mom slapped me one time and it was so degrading. Man, i am sounding meaner and meaner. Think I'll stop now, lol. [/QUOTE]
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