Comments on: My Son, The Devil http://www.daddyfiles.com/2010/05/20/my-son-the-devil/ Much More Than Just Another Dad Blog. But Still Pretty Much a Dad Blog. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:59:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Melissa http://www.daddyfiles.com/2010/05/20/my-son-the-devil/comment-page-1/#comment-22859 Melissa Wed, 26 May 2010 21:27:52 +0000 http://www.daddyfiles.com/?p=2285#comment-22859 HAHA - your Dad cracks me up. Just you wait. THREE is worse. It will make you WISH for 2. HAHA – your Dad cracks me up. Just you wait. THREE is worse. It will make you WISH for 2.

]]> By: TitforTat http://www.daddyfiles.com/2010/05/20/my-son-the-devil/comment-page-1/#comment-22818 TitforTat Mon, 24 May 2010 13:21:46 +0000 http://www.daddyfiles.com/?p=2285#comment-22818 Good on you for trying a different way of dealing with your kid. In my experiences with many parents these days is that they try to hard to be the "friend" of their kid. For many of these parents its hard to hear the phrase "I dont like you" coming from their childs mouth. In the beginning being the parent is harder than being the friend. In the teenage years, being the friend will cause you nightmares as your kid will think he's on your level and your decision making ability will mean shit to him. I remember the one time my daughter was screaming at me when I had here draped over my shoulder on the way out of the mall. "I dont like you"......."Thats ok honey, so long as you love and RESPECT me". Good on you for trying a different way of dealing with your kid. In my experiences with many parents these days is that they try to hard to be the “friend” of their kid. For many of these parents its hard to hear the phrase “I dont like you” coming from their childs mouth. In the beginning being the parent is harder than being the friend. In the teenage years, being the friend will cause you nightmares as your kid will think he’s on your level and your decision making ability will mean shit to him. I remember the one time my daughter was screaming at me when I had here draped over my shoulder on the way out of the mall. “I dont like you”…….”Thats ok honey, so long as you love and RESPECT me”.

]]> By: tom http://www.daddyfiles.com/2010/05/20/my-son-the-devil/comment-page-1/#comment-22797 tom Sat, 22 May 2010 13:50:49 +0000 http://www.daddyfiles.com/?p=2285#comment-22797 This is a great post, but also the kind that makes my mother in law panic. "what if they read this later?" "What if someone else reads this?" Thanks for sharing, thanks for the honesty. T This is a great post, but also the kind that makes my mother in law panic. “what if they read this later?” “What if someone else reads this?”
Thanks for sharing, thanks for the honesty.
T

]]> By: Keith http://www.daddyfiles.com/2010/05/20/my-son-the-devil/comment-page-1/#comment-22787 Keith Fri, 21 May 2010 19:10:59 +0000 http://www.daddyfiles.com/?p=2285#comment-22787 Great post man! Don't be yourself up over it though. Failed as a Dad? Far from it!!! A lot of the things we teach or kids is a continual learning process for both child and parent. The fact that you were informed of the issue and acted upon it promptly is more than enough to applaud. Great post man! Don’t be yourself up over it though. Failed as a Dad? Far from it!!! A lot of the things we teach or kids is a continual learning process for both child and parent. The fact that you were informed of the issue and acted upon it promptly is more than enough to applaud.

]]> By: Glamour Girl http://www.daddyfiles.com/2010/05/20/my-son-the-devil/comment-page-1/#comment-22786 Glamour Girl Fri, 21 May 2010 19:08:10 +0000 http://www.daddyfiles.com/?p=2285#comment-22786 Well shit. I never like to see parents suffer. And I know (don't think you've mentioned this or not) you look at your wife and her belly and worry if this is about to get better or worse (and I refuse to answer that for you - you don't want my answer). That is the main thing with being a parent that exhausts most people (who give a shit and try like you).... Parenthood is a constant. You never get a break. You never can just let your mind wander to far away places and daydream any more. You are always facing a problem to solve. REading books. Watching SuperNanny. Researching shit on the internet. And ONCE you discover how to fix that particular problem...BAM. Yea that's right BAM. Another problem just took it's place. never. ending. cycle. Wish I didn't sound so 'glass half empty' but the last 5 years have kicked the shit out of me man. Well shit. I never like to see parents suffer. And I know (don’t think you’ve mentioned this or not) you look at your wife and her belly and worry if this is about to get better or worse (and I refuse to answer that for you – you don’t want my answer).

That is the main thing with being a parent that exhausts most people (who give a shit and try like you)…. Parenthood is a constant. You never get a break. You never can just let your mind wander to far away places and daydream any more. You are always facing a problem to solve. REading books. Watching SuperNanny. Researching shit on the internet. And ONCE you discover how to fix that particular problem…BAM. Yea that’s right BAM. Another problem just took it’s place.

never. ending. cycle.

Wish I didn’t sound so ‘glass half empty’ but the last 5 years have kicked the shit out of me man.

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