What Bothers Me So Much About “Shut Up!”
I’m a pretty flexible parent—especially now that I’ve been at this for a couple decades and have learned to roll with things a bit. I’ve allowed my kids a fair amount of leeway in terms of what they can and can’t say and have tried to foster an open relationship where communication is key and they can say anything to me. That doesn’t mean I’m always happy or I like what they say and it also doesn’t mean that I don’t let them know there are some things I really don’t like! One of the things that they weren’t allowed … Continue reading