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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks for your input here. I am resisting my intense urge to bring them dry pants to school. I feel like such a flip flopper on that. I am constantly feeling guilty about such things--but I really have given them all the tools they need for school today--I refuse to raise entitled little baby adults. [/quote]
so what if you flip flop? you could say "you know what? that was a mistake, i am sorry, it was raining really hard". my kids seem to really respect when i admit and apologize for a mistake. and it is your job to take care of them. they may very well forget when they had to walk in the rain but they wont forget when you briught them dry clothes and admitted a bad call.[/quote]

+1.  And I think it would be valid to say "[b]We both screwed up.  As your parent, I should have driven you so you stayed dry.  And, as a young adult, you should have listened to your parent and dressed appropriately for the weather so that you stayed dry[/b].  We both were at fault, let's both learn from this.  Here's dry clothes, I'll pick you up when school gets out. I love you."[/quote]

I would say this when they get home from school.  They won't be damaged from wearing wet pants and they're probably not the only ones today.  Its entirely possible they'll be more embarassed by Mommy bringing dry clothes to school.  [/quote]

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