**RANT** in advent 2013

Parenting can be fucking hard sometimes. Don't we know it? But not so hard that we can't assess and recognise when we're getting it wrong?! Hell, I get it wrng often but getting it wrong helps me to learn, just wish I wasn't messing up on my kids!

Waiting to take Lyf into preschool today and, behind, two mums. Where we wait for preschool is next to a grassy area and her son ran onto the grass. She called him back, he ignored her. The fifteen minute wait was spent with her barking at him for being naughty. I didn't see him being naughty, I saw him running on the grass, collecting sticks and stones and exploring hard to reach spaces.

Yeah. Being a kid.

As she barked he ignored and carried on at which point she said "that's it, I've cancelled Christmas! Santa's not coming!"

He grinned at her and carried on.

She said to her friend "no wonder preschool are always telling me how naughty he is."

yeah love, really!!

So, come Christmas morning do you think there will be empty stockings and ham sandwiches for lunch?

No of course there won't! He'll have all his presents because only a really mean parent would do that!

Seriously, empty threats are a pile of bullshit, constant nagging at him to stop Being A Kid is wearing down at his respect for mum, hid self respect and is affecting his other relationships.

AAAAGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

And rant is done.

Dominoes nearly here.