My first born called me dumb. Not only did he say I was dumb but he wrote it. This was following a small reprimand for grabbing something from Lewis. On one hand I'm proud: Yay! My five-year-old is writing all on his own. On the other hand, well, I'm not so impressed.
I've been waiting for the "I hate you" for some time now. I haven't heard it yet. But you know, I haven't been called dumb in longer than I can remember. It's almost worse coming from a child. Don't get me wrong, it didn't hurt my feelings. What it did do was spark a conversation on how one should handle their anger (i.e., not with name calling).
The result: he scratched out his "mom is dum" and replaced it with "mom is great." That's right son.
Not only can they now have temper tantrums to express their feelings, they can now write about it too - is this what school is teaching our kids?!
ReplyDeleteIf it makes you feel any better, my sister-in-law told me her son called her 'the worst mum in the world' b/c she told him it was time for bed, and he wanted to continue playing with his older cousins. It's only going to get better Em. :)