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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's strange that the "blaming" posters have no constructive criticism other than, perhaps, telling OP to build a time machine and start over again.[/quote]

Even so, it still beats "it's perfectly normal" nonsense.

And the advice is not what she wants to hear - which is that she needs to introduce that little thing called punishment. Instead, it's all about talking, explaining, proposing, discussing, like she and her child are equal partners, rather than a parent and a child. Parent must have authority i.e. ability to have children do as he said because he said so. Not because he explained it well, or because it makes sense, but because he is the parent and his decisions are final. Otherwise it will be hell.[/quote]

I haven't heard a single poster simply saying "It's perfectly normal" and signing off and leaving it at that.  You are distorting what you are reading, and distorting it deliberately.  As has been stated before, people are saying this behavior is developmentally normal, as opposed to some sort of aberrant behavior that signals a developmental problem that OP should seek professional advice for.  That's different from saying, "Oh, it's normal, just forget about it and don't even do anything about it" which is what you're trying to pretend people are saying.  The "it's normal" posters have also been giving constructive advice for dealing with the behavior, which is much more than what I can say for you -- telling someone they must have authority is not constructive.  It doesn't guide or teach how to have authority.[/quote]

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