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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I married a military alpha type guy, and when my kids were a little older than yours, I realized that I needed to let my DH parent them the way he thought was right.  He is harsher and more demanding than I am, but I think we balance each other out.  
Anyway, from toddler bedtimes to helping with groceries to being allowed to use the car, my teenage boys know that if they are disrespectful to me, they will have dad to answer to. [/quote]

Hello 1950s! Why don’t you discipline your kids when they disrespect you? [/quote]

I am not as good at it.  It’s hard to be both nurturer and disciplinarian.  My hats off to single moms.

I also want to say, OP, that I don’t threaten.  If my kids didn’t help with the groceries because they were on their phones, I would just take the phones/devices until I felt like giving them back.  There would be no cajoling.  Same thing with time out or sending them to their rooms when they were smaller.  They just had to go.  No discussion.  [/quote]

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