Tanner is crying...no, BAWLING or better yet, fake sobbing in his room:
"Daddy's breaking my hee-e-e-a-a-a-r-t."
"Mommy's breaking my hee-e-e-e-a-a-a-r-t."
All because we sent him to bed.
And probably because he got a spanking for mouthing off and being disobedient and getting a bunch of food to eat out of the fridge...
Cry me a river, son.
Please tell me I'm doing the right thing for letting him 'go to bed hungry' because I won't let him eat anything after he DIDN'T eat his dinner. Except for three bites.
Lucky for him, he's got time on his side. He's one hour closer to breakfast...It's Daylight Savings tonight.
It's also after ten, and we're tired. This is one night I don't feel bad he's had his heart broken by me.
9 comments:
YOU DID THE RIGHT THING! One hungry night will be a much better lesson for him than the lesson of "if I cry hard enough mom will give in and I never have to eat what I don't want to cause I'll just cry about it later" . . . not that I have experience with the latter . . .
Lily goes to bed hungry quite a few times. And you know what happens? She cries and whines, and in the morning she eats a HUGE breakfast. Trust me he is fine. Lily has also started eating more of her meals after a few of those "go to bed hungry" experiences :D Just stay tough.
Can I just say I LOVE the music on your blog every time I check it out. You are a great mom. No worries about letting the little guy cry it out. Sometimes I wish I had more of a backbone when it comes to disciplining my kids. I think it will pay off in the long run.
Here's my two bits, I'm of a slightly different opinion. (And I'm certainly NOT trying to change yours, just giving you another option should you choose to use it.) I can't stand a kid crying b/c their hungry. They just aren't in their right mind and given a bit of food, change completely to the kid you love. So, I don't send my kids to bed hungry or ever punish by withholding food. However, they don't get treats if they don't eat their meal. They get a piece of bread and butter and a glass of white milk (no choc. for non-eaters). Sometimes that's all it takes for them to calm down. Good luck to you! We're all in this together.
THanks everyone!
I know 'hungry' nights will bring a big eaten breakfast...and I am not afraid to let him go 'hungry'. Heck, the kid doesn't know what HUNGRY is. :)
Elena - The funny thing, is that he knows that IF we 'give in', all he'll get is a piece of bread and water. Weeeeeeelllll, since that's all he eats anyways, I have a hard time telling if he really is holding out for that later on or not. :)
Anyhow, thanks again, y'all! :)
seriously? "breeaakking my heeaaarrrtttt?" how cute is that? i mean, not cute. and no, i don't think he starved to death. :)
Yeah, I hope no one thinks your terrible because Anna has gone to bed hungry more than once. If she doesn't eat her dinner, that's it. I am so mean. But what can ya do, you know?
By the way those eggs are SO friggin cute. And I do think the whole moss thing would look great in the vase!
some times being a mom means being the mean one...sigh.
You go girl! I think you did the right thing! We've done that before but hey you got to put your foot down. So pat yourself on the back you're a great mom!!!
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