Often we doubt how we might be doing as a parent. I find myself, that I use trial and error on many of the events that come my way. The boys tend to throw me curve balls, and I often feel like I strike out. There’s definitely not an adequate playbook out there.
Because of all [...]
Archive for the ‘discipline’ Category
8 Nov
Remorse and the 5 year old
31 Oct
“I Said ‘Hey! What’s Goin’ On?’”
Wow! It’s certainly been a while since I was on here actively posting. My life has been busy with kids and work, and tutoring at the Elementary nearby. I needed a “break” from blogging, so I took it. I’m looking forward to posting more here.
Some things that have happened during my break?
-Got more leverage…bought [...]
4 Aug
Mean Mommy Chronicles: To Heck With Her, I’m NOT Sitting on My Bed During Time Out!!
The other day my husband and I were in our living room watching TV when Bert came to us with a troubled look on his face. We have a rule in our house. The rule is that Mommy has bought you at least a dozen pair of underwear. If you get your undies wet, and [...]
29 Jul
Cool, Calm and Collected
Sometimes with my kids I jump from nagger to yeller so quickly, that asking nicely falls through the cracks. Most of this most likely stems from being the main disciplinarian of our kids and also feeling like a single parent much of the time. My husband is wonderful when he is home, but he does [...]
28 Jul
Even Sesame Street Monsters Know When to Leave Their Mommy Alone
Do you ever get that anxious feeling…
You know, the one that makes you feel as though you have this ugly green monster with googly eyes in you?
Yesterday, for some reason…I felt this way.
It couldn’t have been the fact that my boys had been fighting and yelling and screaming most of the day.
It couldn’t [...]
27 Jul
Mean Mommy Chronicles: Whiny Boys Who Disobey Do Not Get Nature Walks
In this Mean Mommy episode, Bert and Ernie learn are told that it is not a good idea to jump on Mommy’s couches… Whether they learned anything or not remains to be seen.
07/26/2009
“Get off the couches, please. We don’t jump on the couches,” Mean Mommy said as she walked from the living room into her [...]
11 Jul
Grounded
Learning the concept of what a consequence is, can be a daunting task for a 4 year old. Let’s face it…I’ve taught many high school kids who didn’t seem to want to understand what a consequence was. Half the battle is defining the word, and the other half is getting them to think ahead and [...]
18 Jun
Seeing What Others See in Your Kids
Do you ever feel like you are being too hard on your kids? Are you nagging a little too much? Establishing high standards for behavior in a household is a lot of work. I am committed to setting those high standards for my children with regards to their behavior because I want them to be [...]
9 May
Little Deceitful Boys
I cannot believe anything they say anymore when it comes to “he said-he said” situations. I feel like a judge with no evidence. They are always crying and whining to each other about the other one…and of course, they always come to me. Bert and Ernie are going to drive this mommy crazy.
My solution? I [...]
20 Apr
The Lady I Wanted to Slap this Morning.
This has bothered me all morning long. My personality makes it necessary to analyze this moment over and over in my mind and wonder what in the world are some parents doing to their kids. The teacher in me thinks it is pretty apparent why so many kids are so disrespectful at school (and everywhere [...]
23 Mar
Mom/Dad of 5 year Old (almost) Advice?
If you have ever had a 5 year old (or almost 5)…please help me out here.
Lately I have been so annoyed with Big Brother. He has apparently entered a new stage in his life. These are some of the things that he is doing:
Talk in a LOUD voice all the time. (like he needs to [...]
16 Jan
Weigh-In: Week 4
Well, I am well underway on my diet ( “ahem,…Lifestyle Change”). I weighed in last night at 136.2 (on an empty stomach, but at night nonetheless!)
So far I am feeling great! I have been exercising 6 days a week and have begun getting up earlier to exercise 3 days a week. My schedule is a [...]
4 Oct
Update on the 7 O’Clock Requirement
Yes! This is me battling off the forces of the “early-rising 4 Year Old!!!” Now I just need the magic lasso to make him tell me the truth all the time and the invisible plane to transport me where ever I want to go!
For those of you who are just now reading about this, here [...]
4 Oct
The Eighteen Month Terrible Twos
We have finally hit our “temper tantrum” stage! I always thought myself lucky because my oldest never squealed. My youngest doesn’t either, but somehow, when he gets mad and wants to let me know about it…he goes up several octaves and is screaming/squealing! It is hurting my ears! I was happy that after putting him [...]
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