after reading battle hymn of the Tiger mother...I realized a few things.
A-my kids have little respect for me most of the time.
B-i need to change how i do things
So tonight at McDonalds.....I did. Beanie threw her coins(not real) because she wasnt getting icecream for fighting with her brother. Her favorite thing to say is "you're nasty". This she picked up from school..how nice.
anyway...she threw her coins on the ground and for once I didnt go back to get them. i guess I'm tired of them throwing things either at me or down in anger. They need to learn that these things will stay there...that there are consequences to what they do with their things.
Is this punishment too harsh? am I over-reacting or should we have been doing this all along. Have I taught me kids to disrespect me? Is it too late to instill the fear of mommy in them?
