My partner and I have been living and raising my 3 kids together for the past 4 and a half years. I'm not sure if it is a cultural thing, but I find that my partner (who my kids refer to as Dad, as he is the only father they have ever known), has the dendincy to be rude to my kids especially my son. If my partner feels that the kids have done something wrong - he says things like: Are you an idiot? What the heck is wrong with your head? Are you stupid? - to me, that is a big no no, I feel that if the child has done something wrong he should be disciplned accordingly for example - doing time out or having his favourite toy taken away for a period of time. I find my partners way of dealing with the kids rather demeaning, and very rude. Its gotten to the point that my kids have the very same behaviour as my partner. He claims that the kids dont respect him, but I strongly believe that respect works both ways - he needs to respect them, and they will do the same for him.
2006-12-12
23:30:32
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