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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here.  I do warn her and obtain consent for the end point…but when it’s time to do something else, she still begs, whines, procrastinates and complains.   And then I get frustrated.  [/quote]

You just stonewall rather than get frustrated and indulge her by listening to all her whines. I just say, "Nope, we're all done. Moving onto X." And then I stop talking about it. [/quote]

Yep. Fun moms are fun because they are good about structure and boundaries. Fun time is fun. When it’s done, it’s done and everyone’s moving on. Kids do well with knowing the adult is in charge so they can just be the kid. It actually isn’t good for them to believe they can run the show. This is similar to teaching- the fun teachers are the ones who always had control of the class. It’s not fun when the teacher tries to be fun but can’t control anyone and then it’s a zoo and she’s screaming and the whole situation has gotten stressful. Once you have firm boundaries and structure, you get to lean into being fun. [/quote]

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