I have been contemplating talking to W about her habit of lashing out at the kids in front of others. She seems to have this idea that "I'm mad and you're gonna pay" Firstly, lashing out at all is wrong and it is not corrective, it is self serving and that's it. Admonishing the kids in front of their friends is disrespectful and selfish. I've passed this by my friends and each one says "don't do it" and it is true that I've brought it up before to no avail, she knows she's wrong and does feel guilt afterwards but does it change anything? Nope. I also feel it is the kids place to put forward their concerns rather than it becoming another place where she can say "oh yes Mr. Perfect, as usual you're right and I'm wrong" So I'll leave it for now. If it gets to a point where it becomes a too frequent pattern then I'll have to say something regardless of the outcome. So as always, I'm in a far better place right now than she is. She's made her own bed and now she can lie in it!
