Of the many things that would get you in time out in my house was to hit or kick

Dec 6, 2017
9:44:36pm

OldCosmo All-American

a family member. I wouldn't allow it. They'd spend at least an hour in time out for it. Of course 3 years old is a little young for a whole hour.

That behavior must be strongly discouraged.

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Lost my patience with my 3yo. She's a very independent girl, and rarely does

Cougarrr

12/6/17 8:33pm

Been there man. I have found that kids are forgiving on these things.

Ojiisan

12/6/17 8:35pm

The fact that you feel bad about this means you're going to be fine

SaturdaySpecialDay

12/6/17 8:38pm

If that's the worst thing you've ever done as a parent, you're doing pretty good.

byujacob

12/6/17 8:38pm

Yep, it happens. Make sure you say sorry.

Westsider

12/6/17 8:43pm

I feel like I have to apologize to my kids everyday for my faults as a parent.

Peanut

12/6/17 9:03pm

This. Teaching them (by example) that apologizing is what you do when you mess

dilbert

12/7/17 11:30am

Nonchalantly show your wife the light the world campaign for today.

theozfam

12/6/17 8:43pm

You're way ahead of this fool

BYU Grounds

12/6/17 8:49pm

Same thing with me tonight but my wife was the one I put down for bed

thebruce

12/6/17 8:51pm

I drove my 3 year old to an abandoned field and told him to get out.

Iron Coug

12/6/17 8:58pm

I’ve found apologizing goes a long ways with the little kiddos.

cougfanblue

12/6/17 9:01pm

Fools.

byujacob

12/6/17 10:12pm

I told my kid that he was adopted, but they gave him back.

CougarThug

12/6/17 9:08pm

So you were stern but not abusive? I say you're doing ok. 3 year olds can be the worst.

sgriff

12/6/17 9:17pm

Thanks everybody.

Cougarrr

12/6/17 9:21pm

You weren't parenting a child - you were husbanding a wife. That's how it's done

ClackamasCoug

12/6/17 9:27pm

I’m afraid I disagree with the responses here and I think that’s really odd behavior.

The Dude Abides

12/6/17 9:35pm

Maybe if it was recurring. But sounds like it was just a bad day. It happens.

garyfan

12/6/17 9:41pm

Not sure if serious...

Westsider

12/6/17 11:09pm

Physically harming a child = bad. Yelling and slamming a door = you lost your

Iron Coug

12/7/17 9:00am

Of the many things that would get you in time out in my house was to hit or kick

OldCosmo

12/6/17 9:44pm

My boys would have nothing to do all winter if we eliminated that

Ulysses14

12/7/17 5:09am

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Cretin

12/7/17 8:39am

lol. who doesn't hit their brothers? less kicking, but a little of that too.

smokymountainrain

12/7/17 8:44am

You’ve got a 3 year old still in diapers? Is that related to you lack of

Bullrider

12/6/17 10:11pm

No big deal I say. She’s 3. She doesn’t deserve an apology and perhaps your door slam will make her think twice about

Virginia Ute

12/6/17 10:12pm

Took your advice and just slammed the door on both my kids. Worked like a charm.

Dillinger

12/6/17 10:16pm

Big difference

Chemish

12/7/17 5:27am

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Cretin

12/7/17 7:57am

That’s pretty much something that happens five times a day at my house

JOPE

12/7/17 8:06am

and don't call your three year old independent as a justification for poor

smokymountainrain

12/7/17 8:47am

Working on it, trust me.

Cougarrr

12/7/17 9:04am

How did your girl respond after you yelled at her?

Ulysses14

12/7/17 9:09am

Mom stepped in, and I took a break to cool down. She fell asleep a bit later.

Cougarrr

12/7/17 9:30am

but, just remember when you get frustrated with a kid,

v1k0u6

12/7/17 9:53am

That's good advice. Also, what I do 99% of the time.

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