What is your response when you are speaking to your child and they respond to you by saying "whatever" and then ignore what you just said?
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ANSWERS: 5
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Depends on how old the "child" is, and what the subject was.
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My immediate first reaction would be anger. My kids know better than that, I hope. I'm afraid I'll encounter that at one time or another though as my eldest son is 15 years old and rebelliousness is part of growing up.
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Well I have teenagers who did that - note I wrote DID that! First, I followed through on whatever I said. So, at first they pleaded ignorance, then forgetfulness and then they tried getting angry with me as if it were my fault that they lost 'whatever'. Still didn't work. Didn't move me. I often responded 'whatever' and walked away on them. Then one day THEY complained about my attitude and we had a sit down talk and I explained that I got my attitude from them. I cited occasions and situations and I explained why I did what I did and they actually listened to me and a lot of the old behaviour changed. Well, so far so good, now if only I could get them to wash the dishes AND dry them AND put them away AND clean their rooms AND feed the animals AND turn off lights and tv's .....
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Usually after I said whatever to my Dad I walked away. Usually that would result in a whack to the back of the head or a swift kick in the ass. That solved my whatever problems.
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this is probably one of the many reasons i never had any spawn. if they did this to me, they wouldn't be doing it a second time.
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