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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP,

Another lesson here is not to ask him to go beyond the call of duty. For instance, why didn't you just get a bowl, put the bowl over the bug and let your husband deal with it? I would have apologized to him for asking him to kill the bug. That was your first mistake. (We put a frog in my mother's bed. Kids will be kids.)

I'd really work on not reacting. Also, does his dad talk to him,  ask him what's up, do they have alone time? And was there a consequence for throwing a fork at his sister?

This was a hard age. 13.5 oh goodness that was tough. My son's 15 and it's great![/quote]

They do get tons of alone time. They hang out together nightly for at least 1-2 hours while I clean and put his sister to bed.

Yes, he was sent from the table for throwing the fork. His dad was really, really upset by that one.

On a positive note, he just got back from baseball and was really excited to reenact all his plays for me. ( I had to miss the game because of three year olds bedtime) I apologized once again and he shrugged. He is usually really easy to read, so I'm taking it at face value that I'm forgiven. In general, he doesn't sulk or hold grudges which is a really good quality.[/quote]

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