Tell me what would be your view on this situation!
Both children are 9 years old. One time there was a point when both his daughter and my son were punished for bringing home bad grades. Well one day my BF told me that he was going to ask his dad to pick up his daughter early so that she didnt have to go to aftercare and she can go to his dads and play with her cousins. now she is suppose to be punished. But i didnt say anything. I was thinking to myself ok im gonna do the same so I called a friend of mine and asked her to pick up my son so that he can play wit her son. Well when he found out that m son was staying to play I noticed that he had gotten mad. I knew what he was mad about but I kept it to myself.Anyway a couple of days later he brought it up and said why did I let my son go play and I told him what makes your daughter better than my son. He said he felt like his daughter was doing slightly better in school than my son. Now this part pisses me off so bad because His daughter has come home with notes from the teacher and bad grades. All my son does is bring home bad grades no notes! Now im not saying this is better but I rather my son come home with a bad grade than a note from the teacher saying hes disrespecting because I feel like I have taught him better than that. So now was this not suppose to bother me? Was it ok for his daughter to go play and not my son? did i go about it the wrong way?(by the way what does DH stand for?)
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Both children are 9 years
Both children are 9 years old. One time there was a point when both his daughter and my son were punished for bringing home bad grades. Well one day my BF told me that he was going to ask his dad to pick up his daughter early so that she didnt have to go to aftercare and she can go to his dads and play with her cousins. now she is suppose to be punished. But i didnt say anything. I was thinking to myself ok im gonna do the same so I called a friend of mine and asked her to pick up my son so that he can play wit her son. Well when he found out that m son was staying to play I noticed that he had gotten mad. I knew what he was mad about but I kept it to myself.Anyway a couple of days later he brought it up and said why did I let my son go play and I told him what makes your daughter better than my son. He said he felt like his daughter was doing slightly better in school than my son. Now this part pisses me off so bad because His daughter has come home with notes from the teacher and bad grades. All my son does is bring home bad grades no notes! Now im not saying this is better but I rather my son come home with a bad grade than a note from the teacher saying hes disrespecting because I feel like I have taught him better than that. So now was this not suppose to bother me? Was it ok for his daughter to go play and not my son? did i go about it the wrong way?(by the way what does DH stand for?)
What you should have done...
Although you are correct in the principal of the matter, one kid should not be favoured over another, it is never wise to pull a tit for tat. You send the wrong message to the kids and could potentially create problems between the two kids and their relationship with each other.
I would have suggested you talk to Hubby in private and not involve the kids in it at all.
He made a bad parenting choice and, in retaliation, so did you.
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Next time
Say worry about your own kid and not mine! but nicer if you can :). But really, if he wants to say things about your discipline, you deserve the same right to give your input on his - tell him that!
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