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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Wow your house must be a told shit show in the morning. Hope you kids correct your attitude in the morning.[/quote]

Nope - I never screamed at them - just probably one too many reminders about the clock for kids who can obviously tell time.  Sometimes I have to physically remove a cat from the bed of a teen who is too comfy to get moving.  This is what I mean by "pushy and annoying" - I wouldn't yell, kick my kid out of the car and then not talk to them for days on end.  The worst I get is an "I KNOW!" back from my son when I tell him that he needs to leave in 2 minutes to make the first bell.  Other times of the day, he'll joke about it and give me an exaggerated "I KNOW" in response to an innocuous comment and we can both laugh.  I don't need a formal apology. 
 
It probably helps that we have no type A people in the house and we're all dawdlers at times.  Sometimes I have to gently remind DH to get out of the house (I telework a lot).  Disorganization is not an objectively "bad behavior" - it's not ideal, but there is no ill will involved, and we can't all have perfect children.

My kids have not grown up to be entitled, disrespectful young adults with no sense of responsibility just because I overlooked their morning attitude.  My college-aged daughter (also a morning dawdler) goes to classes and work, is perfectly respectful with me, her bosses, her professors, and her customers - she just chooses not to go to class or work at 7:00 am before she's ready to function!      [/quote]

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