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To not discipline DS for shouting at an adult

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riverotter · 12/08/2017 12:37

DS(10) is normally quiet and quite polite. However, he can explode a bit if pushed.

He was at a friend's house last night and I picked him up at just after 8. The mum seemed a bit quiet and this morning she sent a text asking if we could talk so I called her.

Her version is that DS shouted and slammed a glass down on the table and it made everybody feel very uncomfortable. Obviously I asked what brought it on and she said it was because her mum, so his friend's grandma, had offered DS a sandwich!

So I spoke to DS. He started crying Sad and said he did but he didn't really like any of them so kept saying no thank you, no thank you. But apparently the gran kept saying go on, have one, they are nice, I've been making these all afternoon. He said she was waving one in his face when he shouted 'no, I said no.' (I actually taught him that phrase a while back.)

So - discipline or not? I'm not sure how to deal with this. I hate rudeness but I hate people who won't say no for an answer as well.

IonaMumsnet · 12/08/2017 20:41

Evening, all. This thread seems to be getting a bit heated now. We do understand why, and it's clear several posters have sadly had experiences that have left them with strong feelings about situations like the OP's, and with very good reason.

However, we do think it would be a bit unfair on the OP if we end up having to delete the entire thread because it has turned into a bunfight. Could we possible get back to discussing the question the OP began with and draw a line under the rest of it for her sake?

Thanks for your help.

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