I waited around inthe cold for half an hour because he wanted to play with his mare - I gave in to cries of just 5 more minutes as he was running around outside, but I only had a thin jacket on and I was freezing. It takes 10 mins to walk home.
when we were all leaving I said I would make hot chocolate when we got home as it was so cold. DS asked to go to the shop and get marshmallows - I said no. Then he started complaining about having to walk home and he said I was walking too fast. I said I was cold and he said no we are walking slow it is not cold. I said we should compromise and go at a medium pace and he said no and did a whole control thing of walking really really slow and would not respond to anything. I could not go ahead as we have to cross roads and I just got angrier and angrier. I didn't speak to him the whole way home and then we got in and his sister asked for hot chocolate and I said yes and DS asked I said no as he was not kind to me I am not going to be kind to him. Now he is in his room sulking. Shall I punish more because of the whole control freak thing or forget it because I was in a bad mood beacuse I was cold.
I know I am being all self doubting but this is one of the parenting aspects I find really hard. Is compeltely out of perspective for me.