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I told my 6yo to go to bed because I didn't want to speak to her right now..

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MascaraOHara · 15/08/2008 20:12

..I can hear her sobbing her heart out.

I feel guilty

but I was on the verge of really losing my temper and she was gunning for an all out screaming match

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thornrose · 15/08/2008 20:14

You know you did the right thing though don't you? When you're on that awful path to all out war, walking away is the way to go. Now you can sort it out without any screaming!

pagwatch · 15/08/2008 20:16

she should be in bed by now anyway.
My probs with DD in the last few weeks have all occured when i have let her stay up later than usual because of the hols.
You will both be happier after a good night sleep

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MascaraOHara · 15/08/2008 20:17

I'm not going up though cos I think she's still on the war path.. just sat here feeling guilty and yet at the same time waiting for round 2.

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MascaraOHara · 15/08/2008 20:17

the row is because she keeps coming down the stairs tonight..

row has been brewing since 7:30 now

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pagwatch · 15/08/2008 20:19

don't engage
as my ed psych used to say
adult. child.

pagwatch · 15/08/2008 20:19
Grin
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MascaraOHara · 15/08/2008 20:20

lol pagwatch.. she just came a few steps down and asked me if I would tuck her in now and that she would be good.

bless her

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priceyp · 15/08/2008 20:21

agree with pagwatch, if she comes down again, just quietly put her back upstairs. No chat, just back to bed.

priceyp · 15/08/2008 20:22

oops x post, maybe a kiss !!

MatNanPlus · 15/08/2008 20:24

hope she is now settled for the night MOH i would only bring it up tomorrow if she mentions it first.

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MascaraOHara · 15/08/2008 20:27

nah, she's done now.. she hardly ever kicks off, deffo overtired.

kiss & cuddle is part of tucking in routine so I think it'll all be forgotten about in the morning..

at least I can eat my dinner in peace lol

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MascaraOHara · 15/08/2008 20:29

oh actually, I have a question..

as I have a thread open, I could do with ideas..

when she comes down she's all "I want a cuddle" how do you not engage when they say things like that?

so tonight went

her: "I want a cuddle"
me: "are you going to try and hurt me if I cuddle you"
her: "yes"
me: "well I'm not going to give you a cuddle then"

...and so on...

if I igonre her she would just come downstairs and sit on the TV

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MascaraOHara · 15/08/2008 20:30

or perhaps she'd actually sit on th settee

LOL

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MatNanPlus · 15/08/2008 21:43

Ok,

I would probably reply

"When your in bed then i will come up and we can have a nice, gentle cuddle, off you go i'll be up in a minute" type of reply so you have told her your terms [1] her in bed [2] a NICE,GENTLE cuddle

juuule · 15/08/2008 22:00

Why would she try and hurt you?

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