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[quote=Anonymous]My 6 yo DD goes to a private school in our neighborhood. She has lots of friends, the teachers always have positive things to say about her, she's doing well academically, etc. Ever since we had all those snow days in January however, every morning I am asked "do I have to go to school today?". And when I say "yes", she pouts. Eventually I can redirect her but I find it frustrating for lots of reasons, not the least of which is that the tuition is a significant portion of my salary as a single parent. I'm happy to budget for it but to say it's a bite is accurate. In addition, when I see her at school (I'm a room parent) she's having a blast. There have literally been no issues I'm aware of and it seems like a good fit.

Anyway I picked her up today and we went through the same song and dance ("mom do I have school tomorrow?" "Yes honey, tomorrow is Tuesday"....Cue the whining). Today I had it. I stopped the car and said: "Enough. I will not listen to you complaining about school every day. Unless there is something going on at school, someone hurting you, making you uncomfortable, or another reason you don't want to go, you will not complain about your daily responsibilities. That school costs me a boatload of money and if there's a problem, let's discuss it. If not, that's the last time I want to hear you whine about school".

In retrospect I feel badly..she should not have to listen to me vent about tuition. But the whining just pushed me over the edge today. Was this an awful parenting moment?

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