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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So I told my kids they could have a dessert I made after lunch today.
Lunch happened, I got distracted and now we need to leave the house for an afternoon engagement, and older DD (5) started whining because she remembered that we didn't have it, and I said after lunch! Whining, of course.
I told her, no, after dinner. She started saying "but you said, and now we won't it!" I started getting angry but she's right - I told her they could have it, and didn't give it to them - it's entirely on me.
I gave in, and angrily gave them the dessert. Now we're running late and I feel like a terrible mom for 1) forgetting my promise, 2) getting angry about it, 3) caving in to disgusting level of whining, 4) getting angry while doing that. And my husband heard all this, since he's WFH upstairs.

A part of it is they've been kind of whiny all day and won't leave me alone for more than a few minutes, and I can't get myself together and everything's a literal and figurative mess.
Sorry, not looking for advice, just a rant. [/quote]

[b]If they don't remember, then they can wait until later.[/b]  Whining does *not* get a reward, ever.[/quote]

[b]Except they did remember…. [/b]

Do people really have such a hard time saying they were wrong and a quick “I’m sorry”??? I can see why your kids are stressed snd whining all the time.

:roll: [/quote]

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