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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know the first part of my question is true. We’ve turned her into a brat.

She’s used to us catering. Doesn’t like a dinner, I’ll pop something in the oven for her.

I pick her up from school and need to run an errand? She doesn’t want to go so I go out of my way to drop her off at home.

She’s 10.

We sort of went cold turkey and stopped the cooking of other food, and like yesterday, I had the day off but did other things, so when I picked her up I had to stop to grocery shop. I didn’t drop her off at home.

The attitude is astounding. She told me, you had all day to do this.

I know it’ll get better once she realizes we aren’t catering to her anymore, but any tips on making this an easier transition?

And please don’t attack me, I’m trying to do better. I realize my error and I’m trying to fix it.[/quote]

Please, god, I beg of you. Go draconian. I'm dealing with teenagers I did this with and my life is utter hell. The teachers are fed up, the dance teachers are fed up. And yet. my kids are the "good" kids! It's bananas. I cannot emphasize enough that you need to find strength inside you to instill the concepts of gratitude and consequences. It will only get worse.

Personally, as an HR professional, I am fascinated with what this means for workplaces in 10 years. I'm a rebellious, hyper-diverse person, and yet even I could be cancelled. We are so afraid of boundaries and enforcing consequences now, it's obvious there will be a price to pay in the near future. Do your kids a favor, make them understand gratitude and consequences. [/quote]

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