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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You're already passed the point of "nipping it in the bud."  This problem is already full bloom.  Your mom isn't going to stop behavior that is so entrenched that it's part of her nightly repertoire, just because you have one conversation with her where you tell her you don't like it.  The time to nip something in the bud is when it starts.  You will now have to take a much stronger stance, especially since she has already turned this adversarial.  You need to explain why what she is doing is unacceptable and you will need to tell her that FaceTime conversations will end immediately if she engages in this behavior.  Then you have to enforce that.  Every time she asks about getting a new toy, you immediately end the call.[/quote]

This is a bit dramatic, it's OP's mom, not an enemy spy or a recalcitrant Jack Russell.

OP, just ask her outright "Why do you keep telling them they get presents from every store?  It's a strange thing to say and if they believe you it will turn them into spoiled brats.  I didn't get a present from every store, so I don't know where this is coming from.  Knock it off, please." [/quote]

I'm guessing you don't have a mother like this.[/quote]

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