Parents, if your child was being nasty or unpleasant to you, how do you handle it?

I know most parents don't take sorry so well, scold at their kids for being hurtful and give the silent treatment. I remember when we pisses off dad and he yelled at us big time. I got scared. No he wasn't abusive.
I didn't like it when dad got angry. I would say, "Daddy I don't like it when you're mad." Then dad flat out told me, "Well don't make Daddy angry then. Is parents have feelings too you know." One time I was so horrible and nasty, my dad gave me the silent treatment. My brothers too. I tried talking to him, he would not talk to me. I screamed at my dad and cried. Then he said, "Are you going to be respectful towards Daddy?" I said yes. Then he said, "Good I did that to teach you a lesson. Don't ever treat Daddy like that again. I don't respond to nasty behaviors." I thought parents were so mean and don't like the word sorry. When I say sorry dad doesn't respond. Parents why are you so difficult?

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UpForItNow · 22-25, F

Through discipline, I'd say Lizzie. Parents are not the friends of their children, they're they're to impart the knowledge the child needs to survive and thrive. I would not worry too much about what my child thinks about me, only that they learn the behaviours necessary to their getting on in the world. That is the parental role IMHO.

Ipleadthe5th

I think girls are different. I have two sons who are better at being adult then me at 19 and 17. Not sure how I got lucky but my kids are better teenagers than I was
Can I ask you a question and I hope I do not offend. Do you think you might be looking for attention ? That was me as a teenager. I was youngest of five so any attention was attention. Pm me if you want to get raw. I’m game

ElizabethBabe1994 · 31-35, F

@Ipleadthe5th 😠😠😠 no!...ok maybe. My dad ignored me

Ipleadthe5th

@ElizabethBabe1994 I feel for you. I’m sorry. My parents ignored me in my teenage years but after I had kids we got closer. Partly because I realized things and maybe part because they accepted me. Things will get better. Hang in there. You are important

Effloresce · 26-30, F

I don’t have kids, but I have a niece that I’ve helped raise since she was born. Whenever she misbehaves I just sit her down after she’s calmed down and we talk about the situation and why what she did was wrong. I leave the consequences for her dad though, because I don’t like being the mean one lol

peskyone · F

Bully behavior.

quitwhendone · M

How old were you when that happened?

ElizabethBabe1994 · 31-35, F

@quitwhendone like 6 or 7. I don't remember.

JBird · F

I use to get spanked if I misbehave. But if I was the parent, I would give silent treatment to my child.

ElizabethBabe1994 · 31-35, F

@JBird That's what my dad did to me. And my bros. He gave us the silent treatment. That drove me crazy! He said it's to teach me a lesson to stop being nasty to people and that's how people are going to react if I act nasty and disrespectful. Didn't feel good did it?
I cried and said no and he was mean. He said, "I don't mind being the 'mean' dad." Smiles and walked off. That angered meds lot more but he didn't care.

JBird · F

@ElizabethBabe1994 That's not right. He should have explained in a matured way.

Allison22 · F

I got my butt spanked

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Allison22 · F

@ElizabethBabe1994 my mom loved her hairbrush 😞

ElizabethBabe1994 · 31-35, F

@Allison22 Ouch 😔

Allison22 · F

@ElizabethBabe1994 you dad used his hand?

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