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I would not have given the dessert if it would have made me late - I detest being late. I detest whining. Perhaps my kids were never the whining sort, or I nipped it in the bud ferociously enough, but it was never a problem. My kids know they can ask for many favors, and that I'll bend over backwards to make their lives pleasant. However when I say NO, it means no. There's no pushback when they see I'm in *that* mood. So far we haven't had a problem with this dynamic, and my kids are 11 and 16 :-)
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Why is it more important that “no means no” instead of forgetting to provide something you said you would? To me you’re not reliable unless it’s both. Everyone forget and makes mistakes, but a trustworthy person would try to make up for forgetting a promise.[/quote]

There are many other ways to show your kids that you are a trustworthy person than giving them a promised dessert that would make everyone late so your kid doesn't have a tantrum or "distrust you" when they're adults. [/quote]

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