To not give ds a drink?

[BonkeyMollocks]

Ds (4) is currently shouting from his bed that he wants a drink.

He has been offered water twice, which he has refused because he wants juice.

Apparently he is thirsty and now he wants daddy because daddy is normally a soft touch. I have banned daddy from speaking to him or going in there, because it will end with dh giving him juice just to shut him up, therefore making him not listen to me in the future and he will do it every night.

I am in a really shitty mood anyway and its not helping but dh thinks I should just give him some juice.
I think we should sit it out and let him cry it out.

He also did the same thing last night, he went to sleep eventually after 2 hours :(
AIBU to ignore him?

ok its a deal

i am wondering actually if i get her hair trimmed whether that will encourage it to grow a bit more?

I don't think it encourages it to grow but might look pretty!

it already looks pretty 3) its just that its fluffy and fine, gets a bit curly at the back, i think i will leave it for a bit and maybe trim it in the summer if she gets hot/sweaty, i cant bare to cut their baby hair :(

I used to be a hair dresser, it might make it look thicker but not help it grow.

I was going to say I'd like to borrow a pink one, but might be accused of gender stereotyping (sp) anyway a 16mo who co sleeps and is a bit snotty + my 13mo who is snotty and doesn't sleep would not make for a fun weekend

5?!

Lightweight :o

Ds went straight to sleep after a drink of water tonight.

Not even a 'Mummy can I have some juice'! :)

Yay!!

Mean Mummys 1 - Stroppy Kids 0 :o

Oh and Bonkey I hope your conversation with your DH about it went something like

"ner ner ner ner nerrrrrr" :o

Nah, I'm not childish enough for "ner ner ner ner nerrrrrr's"

I just said "I told you so" and stuck my tongue out

Good, I'm not surprised though

sorry val and mad I am apparently in tangential mode this evening....and making no particular sense to anyone...just ignore me :)

I can't believe some people are so pissy over a drink of juice

After being a dental nurse for 15 years, seeing the damage that juice at bedtime/after brushing teeth/outside mealtimes does...yeah, I'm pissy about. And my girls know it. They get a choice of drink at dinner (evening meal - as I know it differs in name for some) time, after that water only. And I couldn't give a fig about what they think, when they pay their own dental bills (no NHS free dentistry for minors here) they can eat what they like, as long as I am paying, it's my rules.

Believe me, one day they will thank me. I was a child who was always given sweets/juice/cordial etc & have horrible teeth, several heavily filled. But my mum gave in because it was easier for her . Now I pay hundreds of $$ maintaining my crappy teeth. I don't want to gift that to my child.

Also, I know from experience that juice at bedtime can aggravate the bladder (as does milk, I am told) and makes kids more prone to wetting. And we have all outgrown that!