Oh, don't I know it! It is so hard and so exhausting to try to hold the line with your children. It takes up so much energy! And you want them to be happy and you really want to give into them, but you just can't. You just can't.
I am constantly questioning myself about when I should show them mercy or when that would cause more harm long term than good. For their sake, I don't want to be a mere marshmallow but I don't want to be an authoritarian either. I am still trying to find the right mix.
Right now I can't get either of them to stop fixating on toys, especially Legos. All I hear now that Christmas is so close is about all these Legos and games and stuff they want. I am trying to shift their focus off of all these material things, but it seems impossible, especially since xW uses that as her "currency" to get what she wants out of them. It's just ridiculous ... and very disheartening.
