I struggle w/ my finances, but am blessed to have parents & in-laws who make it possible for me to do fun things for my kids, give them treats, etc. The problem is, that my daughter has seemed so ungreatful lately. Nothing's ever good enough. I offer her $1 for a treat, she wants something that's $2. I say we can go to the discount movies, she wonders why we can't go to the regular theater? I say she can swim for 30 min., she says why can't it be an hour? I have ended up in tears because I am so frustrated and angry. I feel bad for sarcastically saying that if I won $1million, she'd be pissed it wasn't $1 billion. I have tried so hard to instill gratitude in her and have failed miserably. I hope this is just a phase, but I feel strongly that if I don't nip this attitude in the bud right now, that it will just get worse. I can theorize all I want about how she got this way (one reason could be her father's & my impending divorce) but I need to know how to fix it!
2007-08-27
06:04:36
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Heather K
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