Don't have anymore kids (long post)

I have said on more than one instance I was going to trade him in for a new model, lol


Omg, I though I was the only one who says this, lol.

I'm not an expert on the matter, but I am going to say this. I so agree with whoever said to stick to it. You have to be consistent and follow through every time she gets out of line. If not she'll keep trying you to see what she can get away with. I'm also going to say this, I wish I would have been consistent with the spankings when my child was younger. I was a single mom and had her when I was 17. She was such a good child at first and I just felt bad any time I would spank her. Well she learned that she could just push me as long as she felt it was safe. A few times, when she was a teenager,  I kind of snapped, crackled and popped (went up side her head) her tail and then felt really bad because I let my temper get the best of me which I felt was abuse because it was done out of anger. To kind of shorten this story I kind of gave up in the end. She had a baby at 16 and that was kind of the end. I made sure she finished school and worked while she was doing it, but when she turned 18, and I know this is backwards, I packed my stuff and moved out. I said all of that just to say please be consistent. I've also had to continuously pick up the pieces behind my sister and her 9 children at the age of 37, but I learned to put my foot down and stay on them.

I think as parents we do the best we can with what knowledge and capabilities we have at the time. At 17 you were still a child yourself. You still had maturing and growing to do. You did the best you could. I admire you for helping your sister out too.

Yes consistency is the key. And if that makes me mommie dearest so be it. I am not a hard person I show my child affection. I play with her, hug her and kiss her. She loves being hugged and kissed. I still hold her in my lap when she is still enough. LOL. But I will not tolerate disrespect in my house. I do draw the line there. It is about consistency. And I think she got it yesterday. She is home from school today because she said she didn't feel well but when I called to check on her my grandmother said she was behaving very well. When I talked to her on the phone she was very respectful and nice. So I think she gets my point.

I dont have any kids of my own but have had a hand in raising my cousins etc...I will say this from the standpoint of a knowing I was a handful when I was around 8 and was raised by a single mom....

Kids will only do what you let them...she is testing the waters (like I think someone also said)...its up to you to know when enough is enough...

Shes a girl...girls are sassy ( I know I was and still am lol)...but I know if I told my mom to go away and dont ever come back I would have been picking my mouth up from the floor lol...

LOL I know that is right I would never have talked to my mom like that.

So how is the liquid diet going?

Good I lost 10 pounds and gained a cold! Now I am struggling to fight it before the surgery on Monday!

Yeah about the 10 pounds

Boo about the cold

Yea I know...I cant have surgery with a damn cold!

Wowwwwwwww......


I know I don't have any kids however i've watched my parents raise a few and I have nephews that I've spent summers with.

One thing I do know that discipline starts at birth. A child has to know that a stove is hot and if they touch it they will get burnt. So when she got smart the first time and you laughed or said she doesn't know any better is what created this problem today. I think it is a problem that will take a while to fix b/c it took her five minutes to get comfortable to act out.

BEAT HER A$$ and put the fear of God in her now b/c if you don't someone else will be it the police, the streets or even God himself (although his will be out of love)

I'm 28 and I still fear my father but now that fear is a respectful fear.

Sometimes that ish works its just a thin line

Sorry Mr. Baker if you misunderstood. I HAVE NEVER LAUGHED OR JOKED ABOUT A CHILD BEING DISRESPECTFUL. I have to make that clear from jump. I am not a young mom who thinks that **** is funny. It aint. Like I said up until recently this has NEVER been a problem in our household. And whenever she get out of pocket I check her. I didn't come at her as hard as I could have because I was giving her time to correct herself without us going to war. But when I saw this was not something that she did on a one time basis. I checked her quick and thoroughly.  I do not think its cute never have never will. I don't care if you are 2 or 22. That smart mouth is not cute. I feel strongly about this subject and when I feel strongly best believe she knows and everyone around me knows where I stand.