I know mannerise isn't a word btw, but it fits quite nicely with what I want to say
DS1 is nearly 6 (next week!) and is IMO a pretty well behaved and polite boy - he has his moments but he's generally very sensible and mature as school pointed out with a certificate last week.
This week I have encountered three female members of our family disciplining (sp?) him and/or jumping on him to say please/thank you/sorry etc without giving him or me a moment to think about/judge his behaviour. For example - he was handed a treat and as soon as it touched his hand two people said to him 'What do you say?' and he was just about to say thanks! He was also shouted at for jumping off a small wall, causing no harm to anyone.
One of my relatives is a primary school teacher, one a childminder and one a nurse so I don't know if they're just slipping into bossy work mode but it irks me that they don't give ME chance to tell him but they also reprimand him for things I consider minor. I have no problem with someone disciplining my child for something serious but would prefer it if they let me make the call. I have said this to them but they have all dismissed me on the lines of we're only trying to help. I try to not interfere with telling off other people's dc's as much as I can. So Am I BU or a bit pfb?
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To be sick of other people constantly trying to discipline/mannerise my son?
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grumblinalong · 21/07/2009 18:33
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