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Ugacha, my condolences! lmbo
And just wait to see what is in store for you when she hits the teens. I have a 14 year old girl.............When hormonal rage kicks in, it's time to pack your bags...or maybe hers! hehehe
posted by
write4u
on March 14, 2004 at 4:51 PM
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I'm no Dr. Phil(who would wanna be?! lol!), but...
...I don't know why, but parents always count the 'nobody loves me' bit as manipulation. It doesn't neccessarily mean that... maybe she's confused! I know, even now, I'm confused about certain things I do that get me in trouble. She shouldn't have sprayed that entire can of air freshner, but did you communicate that to her or just sent her to her room? Next time, say something like 'Now, why would you waste an entire can of air freshner?'... if she shrugs her shoulders, say 'Mommy doesn't have the money to be buying a new can of air freshner each time you decide to act out, because Mommy doesn't expect that kind of behavior from a big girl like you!'. Make her feel, like she's done something wrong, but don't turn it into a competition, you know? Like, 'I'm going to take away your teddy bear, because you used up all my air freshner! I'm showing you that, really, I'm no different from you, when it comes to my maturity level'. She's probably going, 'Okay, then... I just got in trouble for dismantling something of Mommy's but, when she does the same to something of mine, she counts it as a lesson? WTF?!'
As far as jumping from one bed to another, well, she could get hurt. But, if she does, she will have learned her lesson, better than if you took her teddy bear away, right?
posted by
Countess_Bratula
on March 14, 2004 at 4:42 PM
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Not sure I'm as experienced as you'd like, but....
I have two girls, 4 & 5. My 4yr old does the same thing, but almost on a daily basis. No matter what she's in trouble for, it's the same old "Mommy doesn't love me" bit. It used to tug at my heart until I realized that she was manipulating me. Sounds like you have the same problem. How I dealt with it? I sat her down and told her that I will always love her, there is nothing in the world that she could do to stop me from loving her but that I don't always like her or the things she does. Now..when she blabs out "Mommy doesn't love me"...I simply say, "I love you, I just don't like
" but I don't waiver from my sternness. Wow, you have 5 children under 5? Did I read that correctly? Oh brother..good luck!
posted by
AgoraphobicPrison
on March 14, 2004 at 4:11 PM
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