When a teen, my wife was being lectured by her Mom. When her Mom told her to “wipe that grin” off her face, she passed her hand across her face and lost the grin. It was truly a kid thing, but her Mom was not amused and quickly slapped her. Lesson learned….a very hard lesson.
Elly’s standard operating procedures are: shoot the messenger, deny habeas corpus, presume guilt until proven innocent (except that a chance to prove innocence is not allowed), and sometimes all of the above.
He got the expression from her – she got the attitude from her mother or father.
What can be done about it? The parent can break the cycle by not reacting. So what if someone rolls their eyes at you?
That’s the problem – kids are not allowed to have any emotions and then we wonder why so many adults struggle with emotion. Stop personalizing children’s negative emotions. It only fuels them.
meowlin almost 8 years ago
…runs in the family…
Lyrak almost 8 years ago
horse buns?
LuvThemPluggers almost 8 years ago
It is hard to see your own tendencies in the offspring. Smart @ss kid!
Egrayjames almost 8 years ago
When a teen, my wife was being lectured by her Mom. When her Mom told her to “wipe that grin” off her face, she passed her hand across her face and lost the grin. It was truly a kid thing, but her Mom was not amused and quickly slapped her. Lesson learned….a very hard lesson.
jmarkoff2 almost 8 years ago
Elly’s standard operating procedures are: shoot the messenger, deny habeas corpus, presume guilt until proven innocent (except that a chance to prove innocence is not allowed), and sometimes all of the above.
Banjo Gordy Premium Member almost 8 years ago
A sure way to change subject of “clean up the mess”, to eye rolling expressions. When accused always change the subject.
route66paul almost 8 years ago
The minute you object to something that he does, he has something that will bother you and will use it ad nauseam.
lindz.coop Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Gee…where did he get that from?
IQTech61 almost 8 years ago
He got the expression from her – she got the attitude from her mother or father.
What can be done about it? The parent can break the cycle by not reacting. So what if someone rolls their eyes at you?
That’s the problem – kids are not allowed to have any emotions and then we wonder why so many adults struggle with emotion. Stop personalizing children’s negative emotions. It only fuels them.