It was a close thing. My husband flipped out and basically scared him into apologizing to me, but then was finally able to get him to calm down. Kiddo ended up falling asleep still naked from his bath.
That's a man's job, then the woman comforts.
You are definitely top 5 reasonable people I've known.@nuraknu , it sounds like you are doing a great job. But he doesn't understand what 'hate' means. Only that it's a strong emotion. And if you get upset by it then you have given them a weapon.
He will try it again around age 10 and 14. Don't let them see you sweat!
LMAO. They didn’t really know how to respond haha
Ahhh! Great times!This is secondary parenting news....but I became an uncle last night! Pretty exciting, and everyone is doing great. Long labor, but natural birth with no major complications. My son is super stoked to have a cousin!
On another note:
My son just turned 5, and we had his birthday party at a dinosaur themed park. He absolutely loves and knows so much about dinosaurs and animals, and not even just for a young kid. I’ve had to do some reading to keep up! I think I may have a little biologist or paleontologist in the making. This kid has a steel trap memory, he amazes me daily with how sharp he is. He was correcting people at the park about dinosaur name pronunciations haha
But he’s 5 so we still have our unpleasant moments. And funny moments, oh the things he says lol. At his birthday party he told several strangers all at the park the “dinosaurs had penises, just like people do, but bigger”
We’ve been reading some kids level anatomy books.....so in a way I helped plant that language in his mind lol.
I gotta post in here more, this kid of mine says some wild shit. We’ve been writing them down for a couple years now
We do have at least two hands-on science centers, and we've been to both, but I don't think they do any drop-off programs.
Do you have a hands-on science museum near you? Ours used to have some workshops in the evenings. Parents night out! They take the kids in groups and do the activities. They had volcano workshops, how to make your own bubbles, etc. And you and Dad get to go to dinner.
I'm not familiar with Sci-quest, but it sounds cool! We take our son to a place called The Thinkery. It's a hands-on museum kind of place with all kinds of cool activities. We've signed him up for a couple of summer workshops there as well. It's pretty awesome, and they have one of the coolest playgrounds I've ever seen.
There is never a dull moment! He has such an active mind and imagination. We just try to foster all of his energy in a positive or beneficial way. Maybe this is the same with all or most kids, but he is very independent and strong-willed. Good attributes, but sometimes challenging (oh the circular arguments we have....over completely trivial things lol). I've always been fascinated at how much he can absorb. It's fun to watch him learn and develop various skills.
This is word-for-word the response I was about to post to you:
I know it's somewhat a cop out but the last thing I want is more rebellion. He is so in love. Any punishment involving her would make me the instant enemy.
@Shinkicker at least they're someplace safe, in your house. Otherwise they would find somewhere else to be, right?
She is older. I'm afraid her car isn't anything but a damn bedroom on wheels.
He could beat me up, emotionally. He would never touch me in anger. His dad would beat him senseless.
There isn't really a great answer.She is older. I'm afraid her car isn't anything but a damn bedroom on wheels.
I filled his junk drawer full of condoms when they started falling asleep together on facetime.
@Shinkicker let them bang bro
