***Apsmum***

[BahHunkBug]

I can't stop thinking about your little boy.

Is there any chance you'll reconsider the way you punish him?

I don't mean to hound you, but I really do think this is important.

Hello all,

I am sorry if I came across as 'cruel'and I seem to have upset so many people. I am a mother and I love my son dearly, more than anything else in the world. My comment has been misunderstood, I think,and can now understand why. I never mentioned 'shutting''ds up. Time outs in my house are in fully lit places along with mummy, only where mummy dosent talk to u for a while.

I gave up work to be at home with him till he started school. We work v hard for DS and dont have any more chidren as we want to give him the best of what we can. I guess I got a bit carried away with my post, but all I was tryin to say is that we should set boundries.

This thread has caused me loads of heartache and tears and I would appreciate it if we could stop it here, now that I have clarified my position.

apsmum - goodgrief! whatever did you do that has caused such a stir? you sound like a devoted mum....

Don't want to rake over this but why did you say you put him in a dark cupboard if that's not what you meant?

Blujelly, I just said he has to do a time out there....I NEVER have doors shut or the place dark when I do a time out with him. I am ALWAYS with him in the room when he has a time out. Its a very ordinary room but Ds dosent like it. I cant imagine being cruel to the light of my life and my little sunshine....this thread has been wounding, to say the least. I dont want to discuss this any further.

oh no feel bad now cos it was my thread that apsmum originally posted on.

It does sound like apsmum isn't cruel to her son and loves him very dearly. Maybe she has been misunderstood.

What was the otiginal thread about?

I read the original thread and felt sick like everyone else - I feel bad for apsmum either way and will respect her wish to let it go now, apsmum, If you are reading this, please understand that everyone was just concerned and was not trying to hurt you, I'm sure that you love your LO to bits and to be fair to us it did read differently to what you have now explained to be the case, so mix ups all round. At the end of the day don't let our views hurt you. You know how much you love your little boy and how you treat him and that is what matters.