
So my 11 year old has went berserk at me. His friend found that my son dropped my money when we dropped him off on his doorstep. My son didnt enter the garden so I'm still unsure how that happened.My son wanted to go back to get it. I'm in no rush for my money and can happily wait until another day to get it back. But no, my stance on this is wrong. So much so he screamed at how annoying and stupid I am etc. In the end I even told him to tell his friend he could keep it. This turned out worse, because I was awful at how I could give his friend money, but not him. Which I obviously do. If he actually thought about it, they could have split it and shared it but no, they're both insisting on it being returned to myself. Which is great, really. I gave many many options for how it could be returned, but the only thing that could actually work was for my son to retrieve it tonight by himself! Even though they see each other at school and after school every day!Obviously, my money wasnt picked up by his friend after my son dropped it upon leaving. Instead it was handed to him. It was likely all a plan to get my son back over there after it was time to come in, for whatever reason, and their plan failed with me being so annoying over not needing my money right now. It's the only thing that makes sense for him to react that way over it.Anyway, he did not stop going at me so I took the internet from him. All hell broke loose. Hes not sleeping tonight and that is all my fault. It's all my fault he was angry to begin with because I wouldnt let him go back to his friends for MY money. It's my fault for his further angry outbursts because I took the internet.If I just give him the internet back, this behaviour will stop. So ultimately I am choosing to have him behave this way because I am refusing to give the internet back. He cant learn respect if he doesnt have the internet, he said. Because with nothing to do, how do I expect him to behave? So yeah, it's all my fault.It was dark, this kid lives a good 10-15 minute walk away, and I'm in no rush for my fiver back.Argh via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/32b3Fzb
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