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The only cure for sentiments like this is extra attention.
So, I put aside my own need to lie in bed with a book all day on Sunday and took her to town where we went window shopping.
Left Zack with Daddy.
What do you do when your kids get jealous? I wonder how Moms like Kate from Jon and Kate + 8 gives each kid "enough" attention? My aunt Stephanie had 10 kids - how do mother's manage that?
Are girls more insatiable than boys for attention?
Whatever the cause of Ainsley's recent attitude problem, I was talking to my friend Jen from Jlogged.com.
She's got 3 boys, and I was telling her how FED UP I am and that I don't really know the most effective thing to do.
She suggested Boot Camp.
Hard labor she said. When they start acting up and getting out of control like that we sit them down for a family meeting and tell them we're not putting up with their attitude anymore and we're going to make them work.
But, she already has to do chores, I said.
Chores. No. I make them scrub toilets with a toothbrush. I make them rake leaves and do yard work. I make them do really hard and dirty jobs for really long periods of time. I ride them really hard for about 3 weeks and it seems to do the trick.
And the list of things that no one wants to do around here started adding up in my head. And I remembered my parents used to make us work too. And their parents before them. And who the heck cares if Supernanny has never featured the Hard Labor Attitude Boot Camp as a parenting method? It's worth a shot.
We sat down at the family meeting and took her to task for her attitude towards me and outlined the new rules.
Didn't she do a nice job on those weeds?
And the whole time she was out there it was blessed silence and peace. I just tell her she has one warning until she does more hard labor. I almost can't wait until she talks back so I can get the rest of the yard work done and the toilets . . .
Is there a downside to Attitude Boot Camp?
Goodbye Hannah Montana.
I'm sick and tired of hearing your bratty little attitude and disrespect come out of my daughter's mouth.
Months ago I tried to blame ME for my daughter's snotty tone and disrespectful banter. I tried to ban my "tone" and keep you, Hannah, as harmless entertainment.
But, here's the thing: I add quality to my daughter's life whether I take a tone or not. I'm her mother and she's definitely better off with me than she is without me. There's no question that the benefit of me outweighs the cost of my tone.
It's unfortunate, but I can't say the same about you.
It has nothing to do with your back-exposure Miley, which I felt was a trumped up way for the media to call yet another girl a Whore, as we know that's their hobby. I feel bad about that.
It's Hannah's mouth and Hannah's attitude. That mouth and that dialogue is being used against ME.
My daughter thinks it's funny to imitate.
And I agree. It's funny to imitate.
But, if it's a choice between YOU and ME in my daughter's life. Well, I pick ME. Because I add quality and you, well, you don't. When your snotty, bratty, disrespectful banter comes out of my daughter's mouth - well, to be completely truthful, I feel like slapping her. I don't. But, really, it shouldn't take so much effort to stop the impulse.
Also, you're not really age-appropriate no matter how small you make the t-shirts or commando market to Kindergarteners and pre-schoolers.
She's listening to you talk about your "needs" and how your super-protective body guard is getting in the way of those needs.
Now I feel you're" needs" are probably to be kissed and to hold hands, though you left it vague.
But, that's too much information, and too vague, for my 6-year-old daughter. And again. I didn't really like your tone when you discussed your "needs" up with your dad. In fact, I thought your dad handled it poorly - like a shmuck. (While we're speaking of your parents I have to wonder - why exactly has Disney killed off all the girls' mothers, including yours?)
So, I took control of the remote. I couldn't figure out how to just block Hannah Montana so I blocked the entire Disney Channel. Truth be told I'm not a huge fan of your other influences Disney, what with the snotty attitude from Zack and Cody and the Princess Culture nightmare I've had to wade through with my daughter. Christine Fugate of Mothering Heights is banning you too.
So, there you are Disney Channel.
Blocked - Along with the Pay-Per-View Porn.
Read Tone Turtle.
The only cure for sentiments like this is extra attention.
So, I put aside my own need to lie in bed with a book all day on Sunday and took her to town where we went window shopping.
Left Zack with Daddy.
What do you do when your kids get jealous? I wonder how Moms like Kate from Jon and Kate + 8 gives each kid "enough" attention? My aunt Stephanie had 10 kids - how do mother's manage that?
Are girls more insatiable than boys for attention?
Whatever the cause of Ainsley's recent attitude problem, I was talking to my friend Jen from Jlogged.com.
She's got 3 boys, and I was telling her how FED UP I am and that I don't really know the most effective thing to do.
She suggested Boot Camp.
Hard labor she said. When they start acting up and getting out of control like that we sit them down for a family meeting and tell them we're not putting up with their attitude anymore and we're going to make them work.
But, she already has to do chores, I said.
Chores. No. I make them scrub toilets with a toothbrush. I make them rake leaves and do yard work. I make them do really hard and dirty jobs for really long periods of time. I ride them really hard for about 3 weeks and it seems to do the trick.
And the list of things that no one wants to do around here started adding up in my head. And I remembered my parents used to make us work too. And their parents before them. And who the heck cares if Supernanny has never featured the Hard Labor Attitude Boot Camp as a parenting method? It's worth a shot.
We sat down at the family meeting and took her to task for her attitude towards me and outlined the new rules.
Didn't she do a nice job on those weeds?
And the whole time she was out there it was blessed silence and peace. I just tell her she has one warning until she does more hard labor. I almost can't wait until she talks back so I can get the rest of the yard work done and the toilets . . .
Is there a downside to Attitude Boot Camp?
Goodbye Hannah Montana.
I'm sick and tired of hearing your bratty little attitude and disrespect come out of my daughter's mouth.
Months ago I tried to blame ME for my daughter's snotty tone and disrespectful banter. I tried to ban my "tone" and keep you, Hannah, as harmless entertainment.
But, here's the thing: I add quality to my daughter's life whether I take a tone or not. I'm her mother and she's definitely better off with me than she is without me. There's no question that the benefit of me outweighs the cost of my tone.
It's unfortunate, but I can't say the same about you.
It has nothing to do with your back-exposure Miley, which I felt was a trumped up way for the media to call yet another girl a Whore, as we know that's their hobby. I feel bad about that.
It's Hannah's mouth and Hannah's attitude. That mouth and that dialogue is being used against ME.
My daughter thinks it's funny to imitate.
And I agree. It's funny to imitate.
But, if it's a choice between YOU and ME in my daughter's life. Well, I pick ME. Because I add quality and you, well, you don't. When your snotty, bratty, disrespectful banter comes out of my daughter's mouth - well, to be completely truthful, I feel like slapping her. I don't. But, really, it shouldn't take so much effort to stop the impulse.
Also, you're not really age-appropriate no matter how small you make the t-shirts or commando market to Kindergarteners and pre-schoolers.
She's listening to you talk about your "needs" and how your super-protective body guard is getting in the way of those needs.
Now I feel you're" needs" are probably to be kissed and to hold hands, though you left it vague.
But, that's too much information, and too vague, for my 6-year-old daughter. And again. I didn't really like your tone when you discussed your "needs" up with your dad. In fact, I thought your dad handled it poorly - like a shmuck. (While we're speaking of your parents I have to wonder - why exactly has Disney killed off all the girls' mothers, including yours?)
So, I took control of the remote. I couldn't figure out how to just block Hannah Montana so I blocked the entire Disney Channel. Truth be told I'm not a huge fan of your other influences Disney, what with the snotty attitude from Zack and Cody and the Princess Culture nightmare I've had to wade through with my daughter. Christine Fugate of Mothering Heights is banning you too.
So, there you are Disney Channel.
Blocked - Along with the Pay-Per-View Porn.
Read Tone Turtle.
