I sort of made DS vomit on his brioche

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Every morning this week (and others, historically) the children are PITA about getting selves ready for school.

We have tears and refusals to cooperate over every detail of the operation.

DD and DS1 just about got it together this morning but DS 2 totally uncooperative.

I am also trying to prepare for birth of DC4 in a matter of weeks, and canNOT be fart arsing around every morning like this.

So, the deal was "we are leaving at 8.35 in whatever state you are in DC!"

DS2 refused to eat breakfast, put on socks or shoes or gather stuff to come to get in car.

So, at the allotted time I asked him to bring his breakfast Brioche, quickly shove on shoes and socks and get in.

He refused outright so DC and I went and got in car. Still refusal from DS2 so we started engine, reversed off drive, waited...

DS2 comes to the door in a panic and shoves brioche into crying mouth and runs into the car barefoot (I have all his things on his seat).

I advise him to remove Brioche from mouth, attend to footwear and eat the Brioche on the walk from car to school gate. DS2 refuses and as I park begins retching because he is trying to cry with a Brioche rammed in his mouth.

So, I get him out of the car, sit him on the grass where he spews out his food. I send other DC off to the gate and hand DS2 his shoes and socks to put on which he does.

Several families had the joy of witnessing my sobbing child barefoot on the grass with a soggy brioche next to him.

It looked bad, but was it?

Hi FAQ.

Laugh away, I feel quite righteous about it but I did wonder what on earth the other parenrs were thinking. The bit I feel bad about was just how upset he got. I handed him to the TA when we got there and told her he will probably be a bit upset this morning and I kissed him and told him I loved him even though I was cross and don't expect to have to go through that again. His little bottom lip was very wobbly.

It is 9 weeks, which sounds ages or not long at all depending how you say it!

Haha! That is funny

It might have looked bad but I really don't see what else you could have done. He may be little but he needs to learn to get himself underway in the morning. I would imagine that this has been far more effective and less emotionally damaging than the simple bellowing which my mother used to resort to under similar circumstances!!

9 weeks - blimey the time has flown!

Lesson learned, hopefully.

Good for you.

I agree 'tis better than the shouting which I tend to resort to.

He got upset, but it's a valuable lesson in 'mum will do what she says!'

it would happen in my house if ds refused to comply. except he knows it would happen so has never pushed it that far. good for you, perhaps it will be enough to make him get ready without fuss in future.

tmmj!

So, I'm not evil?

What else are you supposed to do when you have tried everything else? Hopefully he will remember it next time you ask him to come out. No you are not evil.

Just off to order some Brioche from Tesco to give as an instant brekkie on school mornings!