my child is a trip

[aggie49]

she told me today she is going with us on our cruise and i told her she is not going because she has school and we deserve to get away just the 2 of us with everything we have dealt with this pass year and we sat her down and told her she is now on punishment for acting up and i thought i was going to loose it when she said she didn't care what we said i told her she will care because we are the parents and she is the child and until she turns 18 she will do what we say so now she is grounded for 7 days no games no tv no computer so she is really mad at us but she will get over it and she is already tring to work on dad with her puppy dog eyes and she is so sorry but i am not giving in i didn't put up with it from our other kids and i sure am not going to put up with it from her do you feel i was to stern with her i just can't not tolerate a kid speaking to me that way

[Jayce2013]

I think you are doing the right thing. Don't feel sorry because in the end, they depend on us... they need to respect their parents no matter what, even if they might not like it.. as you said, she will get over it.
Just be patient.
How old is she? My daughter is only 3, so I have a long way to go and can't completely understand yet what you might be going through.

[lguzman1]

Good for you! That's the way it should be. Your right and one day she will understand.

[hkckk5]

I think you are right about how you are handling this. When she gets older she will understand and not like the way she acted about this.

[Cbsteffen]

That sounds more like a private vacation. Your situation reminds me of the cartoon "Daisy's Road Trip." In that cartoon, Daisy Duck, a Disney character, shows up while Mickey Mouse and his girlfriend Minnie want to be with each other alone while seeing the sun set. Daisy screws things up by making noise and assuming the mice want her to drive. The problem is, the mice don't know how to firmly tell her they want to be by themselves. Nobody seems to have liked Daisy's attitude in that cartoon.

[Penwoir]

You are absolutely doing the right thing. Look at it this way, if you don't show her you mean business at this age, her temper tantrums will only get worse. In fact, she is only trying it on now because she has gotten away with it in the passed. Don't worry, all kids try it on, until it they realize it doesn't work. I know it is difficult to be strict, especially with the youngest child, but she will grow up to be a less demanding young adult if you put the work in now. Her reaction is indeed only temporary. Good for you!