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I think you know what you’re doing just as well as anyone. I’ve seen at least one video of you and your daughter making cards. I think you are very patient and model a great example of a good mom. You leave out a big part of the equation, though. How old is your daughter? Believe me, with girls especially, it makes a difference what stage she’s in…
Hi Wendy – she’s 7. Does that help?! I’m sitting here laughing. Much of the time she is super sweet and then she has these moments. I know it’s probably normal, right?
Right!
When my daughter was younger, she was the sweetest thing, but also very argumentative. She would pick a side she didn’t even agree with just to argue a point. She mainly liked to mess with her very opinionated grandmother. As she got older, this continued. When she was an adult she told me that if I had said, “you know what? You’re right”, it would’ve stopped her in her tracks, even though she knew she wasn’t right. Now she’s a grown adult with children of her own, we are best friends, and she has even apologized. I actually don’t think there’s a moral to your story. Kids will continue to puzzle us forever more. Just enjoy the ride and the cuddles!
Thanks for sharing Debbie! I have a stepchild who sounds like your daughter. I’m going to have to try doing what you said and saying “you’re right.” And you’re probably right…no moral here. Just a funny story I’ll probably tell for years to come!
Sounds like she’s ready to be a teenager! It makes you wonder if she fully realized what she said. I guess I would continue to acknowledge and praise her for her actions. If she says not to do it, I would say how difficult it is not to be thankful and appreciative when people are kind, followed up by a hug or two.
Thanks Terry! I give her praise in other ways on a regular basis but have never gotten a response quite like this. Maybe it was just a mood at the time being.