I hate you Mom! Jp said it and it stopped me in my tracks. What are you 3 1/2? I say to him? Are you serious? Do you know what HATE means? Do you really want to say that? Do you know how much power I have? I hate you MOM?! WOW! I figured at some point in his life he would tell me he hated me. We all tell our parents that at one time or another. I never did it to their faces. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! My Dad would have smacked me to the other side of the world. Even if he thought he heard me mumble it under my breathe my life as I knew it would be over.
I hate you Mom. What did I do to deserve this? Does he really know what it means? When he says the lady driving slow in front of us on the road is a slow dumb ass I think he knows what that means. But, I hate you?! Time to regroup. Breathe I tell myself as my hand begins to move closer to his ASS. I stop. I ask him. Do you know what hate means? No he replies. Why do you hate me I ask? He smiles and starts to giggle. I feel my hand moving in his ass' direction again. I ask him again do you know what Hate means? NO Mommy I don't he replies. OK, then I tell him I NEVER want to hear it come out of your mouth again. OR ALL of you toys are gone, The Go-cart, Your Cocoa Puffs, Your Bike, you name it- GONE Kid. You got that I say to him? Yes Mommy he replies. I also tell him I want him to tell me he is sorry. So he does. You can tell he doesn't really give a shit. So, we move on.
I can't help but wonder what the hell I did to him to bring out such a horrible word. I guess it's just TESTING mode. Being a parent is hard. But, trying not to beat the living crap outta them is harder!
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I have not yet encountered that particular problem. My kids have tried a few other things, more along the lines of rolling their eyes at me, stomping feet, slamming doors, etc. etc. They learned RIGHT QUICK that those things weren't acceptable.
ReplyDeleteI don't know about you, but me and my OCD was *afraid* to tell my parents I hated them for fear something awful would happen to them and I'd know the last words I said was "I hate you"
I've heard if they say that we're just supposed to ignore it, or else say "really? that's too bad because I love you" and I think "really?! would we react that way if it was our friend who said it?" If our kid goes out in the world and tells someone he hates them, he needs to know that there are going to be serious consequences...his friend isn't going to say "really, cause I love you!!"
*exiting soapbox.....*
I'm sorry, were we separated at birth????!!
Yes I think I am your Soul Sister! ;)
ReplyDelete"My Dad would have smacked me to the other side of the world."
ReplyDeleteYep, same here ;)