AIBU?
Parenting one - 6 and 8 year old boys!
I try to be as kind and gentle parent as I can be and now I have maybe created a rod for my own back? My boys have been so rude and dismissive of me and my husband - shouting at us, breaking toys (throwing switch controllers eg), refusing to do tiny jobs (put away library books, put rubbish in bin) etc. We have a weekend away planned which is a fair bit of driving and lots of fun things planned there. Both boys have expressed today how they “don’t want a family weekend” and stomped off. To be honest, I feel the same and would rather not go just now, but also aware this is likely a snapshot of my current feelings.
Would I be unreasonable and call their bluff and actually cancel the trip and stay home? Maybe I have been too permissive and let them get away with a lot (empty threats?) and this is unfair to them now? Don’t know; also exhausted and could do with fresh perspective. Thanks!