Today, my 12 and 14 year olds told me they'll be doing whatever they like from now on and there will be no rules or bedtime, otherwise they'll tell their teachers that my husband and I abuse them. Where did I go wrong? FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my husband went on a tirade, accusing me of bullying and being too hard on our kids. Apparently, I’m taking this homeschool thing too serious, and I need to cut them a break. All I did was make them write their letters and numbers on paper instead of just using their tablets. Yeah, real mean. FML
Today, my parents and in-laws let my 4 year-old watch as much TV as he wants. Not cartoons but brain-rot and weird stuff on YouTube. Let him skip naps. Feed him primarily junk food, and sweets. They don't respect his 8 pm bedtime and let him play until 12 am or later. Then they wonder why I don't visit more often. FML
Today, my kids are mad I won’t let them hang out at the “cool” parents house. You know, the house with no rules. I’ve heard way too many horror stories, too many true crime documentaries, plus personal experience, to ever let that happen. I will never EVER trust adults that like to party with kids. FML
Today, my family once again mocked and insulted me for being the only one to not spank my kids. Apparently, they’ll grow up entitled and in prison if I don’t. Odd, seeing as my kids are 10 times better behaved than their kids, who get spanked on a regular. Ah well, here’s to hitting kids I guess. FML
Today, my parents still think they can control me. I’m 27, married, and have a son. Even after all the abuse and trauma over the years, they still think that everything is fine. That they did their “best”. Why do they think this is right, and think they should have any right to my son or even see him? FML
Today, my fiancé's kids say they never want to come back to our house because I’m “mean” and have "too many rules." Rules such as brushing teeth twice a day, flushing the toilet after every use, no food allowed in the bedrooms, and no sleeping in until 2pm. Guess that makes me unreasonable. FML
Today, I realized that my 14 year-old runs my home. She has her own room, while her 11 year-old sister and I (her mother) share a room. I literally have to get her permission to go anywhere as well. FML
Today, my parents threatened to take away my college funds. Why? Because I complained about my 10 pm curfew during break as a freshman in college. FML
Today, my parents tried to apologize for wrongly grounding me. I told them to go fuck themselves, so now I'm re-grounded. FML
Today, I once again told my son he needed a job and a girlfriend because I simply could not keep him in my house anymore. He yelled, "No, I can do whatever I want!" Then went back to playing video games. He's 38. FML
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Hijacker101 12
You should tell them, that if they say that, they will be taken away from you, and placed in foster care, where there will be rules, bedtimes and chores they're trying to escape.
Roxas_hearts 27
Something like this happened to my uncle. His son (my cousin) called the cops on him for telling him to study, saying he hurt him. He had to live with us for a couple days. It's sad because now he's too afraid to discipline his youngest one now because if something is brought to the cops again it could get his kids taken away from him.
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thunderniron 22
My, then, 12 yo son once told me he was going to call 911 and report me for "child abuse" because I made him take a bath and get ready for bed. I handed him the phone and told him to make sure they send an ambulance as well as the police, because if I was going to jail for a crime I was d for damn sure going to at least commit the crime. He hung the phone up and we never had an issue again.
cptncuttlefish 24
You went wrong a long ass time ago my dude Time to ground em till they're 21
racejunkie 4
I honestly think that I might beat my kids if they said that to me!
rose100 6
See then you should say "Okay then you have to get jobs and pay half (or 1/4 each) of the bills. And do your own shopping and cook your own food. And if they ask fir a ride somewhere say "nope" til they stop being brats
Tomryan279 10
Put locks on there room(s) and tell them that if they don't want to act like your children and fallow rules then rent is this much, garbage is on this day you have to feed and clothe yourself and get yourself like an adult. When your ready to act like my children again come see the land lord. There was a post on Facebook that was similar and I thought it was clever.
ncparry 18
You didn't spank their asses enough. I'd tell them to go for it. And stop doing anything for them as well.
weveallbeenthere 30
smack the hell out of them, let them call protective services and put them in a foster home for 2 weeks.
prodigyiskey 9
I give lots of hope to you
Kicks23142 5
you didn't discipline them
linkojoggin 3
introduce them to a belt, while saying, "I brought you into this world and I can take you out."