do all 8year olds back chat, or have answers for everything?

[misdee]

dd1 has had several late nights. have just sent all the dd's to start getting ready for bed. which was met with 'awww buts its only half six, its too early!' in a whiney voice.

why cant she just do as i ask instead of retorting with an answer for everything.

'can i play the wii?'
'no daddy is watching something'
'awww thats not fair i never get to play it'

'can i go outside'
'not now dinner will be ready soon'
'oh but...'

'can i stay up late nd read'
'not tonight, as you have school tomorrow'
'oh but...'

and so on and so on.

i know its not major but she is whiney and stroppy with it.

oh god. my 6 year old dd does this. please dont tell me she will do it for 2 years or is she just advanced? someone help please!

We have that here as well but he has just gone 7. I fix him with a hard stare, and say I don't speak whinge.

Yes.

the problem may be that she has had several late nights?

DS1 the same.
Called me a Stupid lesbain heo other day weh nhe got told off.

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yup!

glad its normal.

oh to have a 5year old again who didnt back chat at all.

Yes. It's horrible. I know what you mean about wanting your 5-yr-old back.

she can be lovely. but she is just a bundle of hormones as well. and has the answer for everything.
which can lead to some very interesting conversations lol.

My 7yo driving me nuts with this right now. Not only does she have an answer for everything, but she's convinced that she's right all the time.

If you try to tell her anything, she says 'yeah, I knew that', even when you know darned well she didn't.

It drives me nuts.

Having said that, when I've talked to her about it at bedtime she's told me that she sometimes says stuff and she doesn't mean to. She says she loves me very much, but just can't help saying stuff sometimes. She knows it's the wrong tone of voice or the wrong thing to say, but she can't stop!

The reassuring thing is that she knows she's doing it, even if (at the time) she has little control. They say it's something to do with the way the brain develops. Limited control of the impulses. It just starts to get better and the hormones kick in LOL!.

Yup.

yes, but my 7yo DS is worse!