Ok, I know that sounds mean but here's the story, last week she was unbearable (some of you will know the sanitary towel thread). However she promised me that this week she would be on her best behaviour if she could go to a party on thursday night.
Being 'good' means doing your homework, keeping your room reasonably tidy and being in bed with light off at agreed time.
This week was full of things so neither dd (13) or ds (5) got bored
dd away with grandma sunday and monday
dd and ds swimming tuesday
dd and ds cinema today
dd shopping with friend then party thursday
ds and dd swimming with uncle on friday
dd and ds separate parties on saturday for halloween
(wish my social life was this fun )
So I had asked dd if she would help me with the cleaning on friday as am 38 wks pg and she said she would.
Last night I go upstairs 40 minutes after she's supposed to have light off and shes sitting on the bed smirking at me watching tv.
I was cross and asked why she had only lasted a day of our agreement, she said she would do it from now on begging to still go to party and shopping on thursday.
I told her that she would have to miss out on cinema today and could stay home and hoover and dust whilst we were out but I would still let her go with her friends on thursday.
She thinks this is totally unreasonable, but how can I make her see that there are consequences for your actions and that you cant behave as you please and still have everything you want. She is making me feel like the ugly stepmother in cinderella.
Am I doing the right thing?
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To expect dd to stay home for a couple of hours and do some chores?
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mosschops30 · 28/10/2009 10:50
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