Kids are kids, boys will be boys. However, you might have been too nice to Jasper all the time rendering him not listening to you as much as you’d like him to. While you mustn’t “nail him to the wall” which could defy him any creativity, sometimes simply must put your foot down and let him know there is no possibility for him having his way in certain critical situations, then he’ll listen to you more in other less critical ones.
TB, I am having much more problem with my Dad than I have with anyone I know, possibly all added up together, ... ever. Not only would he not listen to me, he would deliberately go opposite to my suggestions knowing damn well that I was in the right and proven to be so later.
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1 James // Feb 17, 2006 at 11:36 am
Kids are kids, boys will be boys. However, you might have been too nice to Jasper all the time rendering him not listening to you as much as you’d like him to. While you mustn’t “nail him to the wall” which could defy him any creativity, sometimes simply must put your foot down and let him know there is no possibility for him having his way in certain critical situations, then he’ll listen to you more in other less critical ones.
TB, I am having much more problem with my Dad than I have with anyone I know, possibly all added up together, ... ever. Not only would he not listen to me, he would deliberately go opposite to my suggestions knowing damn well that I was in the right and proven to be so later.
2 James // Feb 17, 2006 at 11:38 am
Oops…
For “TB”, I meant “TBH” – to be honest.
3 James // Feb 17, 2006 at 3:06 pm
Oh! Or did you mean the 8 year old girl who dropped off a building and died this morning? I just read the news.
4 James // Feb 17, 2006 at 7:45 pm
Oh oh! Very busy week and the mind has gone numb. Just realized what you were actually say. Don’t mind me.
Yeah, shocking news.