E is really frustrating me a lot! For weeks, or maybe months? Whenever he doesn’t gets what he wants, he will end up throwing tantrum like the infamous “Terrible Twos”! For eg,
We were at the playground, and like I have always been doing, I gave a 5 minutes notice before going home. And again, today, when I said that, E will end up yelling “so fast?”, with crying next, and he would even go sitting down on the floor with a tantrum!
Basically, anything that is not what he wants will end up with a tantrum! And the frequency is getting from not too frequent, to nearly everyday! Arrrrrggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I blew it today! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! This is defiance, and deobedience. Though I threw away all my rods, but balloon sticks found their way to my home. (erm, balloon sticks have always been my ‘rod’, its not as pain as the typical bamboo ones) I gave the 3 strokes to him!
I have tried other gentle ways I know how and he has been behaving this way for months. I have not given this young man the rod for a long long time. And with his behaviour going from bad to worse, what can I do???
PS: I know I have readers who are totally against corporate punishment, I just hope that you will keep your own opinion to yourself. I am not one who abuse my child, neither am I one who cane them every other day. The frequency now is like once every few months. I constantly look for other ways to handle them, but when it is necessary, I am not ashame to admit that I use it. So, please respect my space to air my parenting journey.
On the other hand, Ms Z has been really pleasant. The only problem I have with her is – eating, well, the same old problem.
Ever since I have 2 children, it has been like this, ie, one give me problem, while the other give me joy. Now, it is E who gives me problem, but there was a time when Z was the one while E was good. I wonder what will household with many many children be like!
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