I am the meanest Mum ever!!!

[Catastrophic]

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[berrme]

Berrme - Thanks for your post xoxox I talked to him last night, about his behaviour and why he got his DS taken off him, but this morning I got the same behaviour, hence why i am following through with this consequence.
I am a little insulted with what you are saying "spoken to like a grown up and knowing what he should do instead of the yelling and insults" I don't yell and insult my kids :-( I do talk to them, and discuss what it is i expect off them. Maybe I am reading this the wrong way, and I'm sorry if i did. A little emotional xoxox

MummeNurse, I meant that he knows what he should do rather than yell at and insult you, not that you yell at and insult him. I didn't mean to criticise you. I just know how easy it is to still just give instructions even when we talk to them calmly, rather than involving them in the decision making process.