Meet the Other Phone. Flexible and made to last.

Meet the Other Phone.
Flexible and made to last.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Teenagers

Parenting teenagers has its ups and downs. Get advice from Mumsnetters here.

So ashamed...

27 replies

patch123 · 22/07/2015 18:31

Hi feel so gulity, need some perspective. I just swore at my 12yr old DS and now feel terrible and do angry that I didn't keep control and keep my mouth shut Blush

Basically I have a really bad back and Im normally fit and healthy and do most things for my boys. My 12 yr DS had had a friend round and they'd left xbox games everywhere so I very nicely asked him to put them away and then asked if he'd mind carrying the hoover upstairs for me as I can't manage with my back. He straight away hurled abuse at me "Im not doing that, you should do it etc etc" shouting and then started throwing his brothers drink and my glasses and then he called me a D. I took his phone for that. I then asked again very nicely if he could please help me and he picked up the remote controlled car his brother was playing with and threw it with great force at the floor so its now all buckled. It was then that I said you little S. I feel so bad.. and my other Son heard me say it. To be fair, he was being a S* but I should never have said it. It was just the amount of rudeness and disrespect and lack of concern for me being in pain that pushed me too far. Is this really bad?

OP posts:
NickiFury · 23/07/2015 10:41

You didn't do anything wrong. My ds said far less than that to me but along the lines "of its your job, why should I have to do it?" about letting the dog out once and got told in no uncertain terms how out of order he was along with screen removal for 24 hours (doesn't sound like much but believe for him, it's enough). I always like to let them believe that I won't be doing a single thing for them until their attitude changes and that usually scares them a bit too. Behaviour such as you describe would have resulted in pretty much the removal of everything he owned apart from his bed and clothes.

chickenfuckingpox · 23/07/2015 10:44

im having entitled shit behaviour from my kids ive not swore yet but they got an earful yesterday and today along the lines on OY MOM NOT SLAVE HERE MOVE IT!

New posts on this thread. Refresh page