Heres the scene, Im a single mom with a 9yr old son. Last nite I cook dinner pork chops and a couple of side dishes. We ate dinner he wanted seconds but only wanted the porkchop not the sides. I said "no". Later that night after he went to bed and I had takn a shower gettn ready for bed ,I was puttin the foodin the fridge and I saw that all the pork chops that were leftover had been bitten off of. I woke him up and ask did he do it and he said "I wanted another and thats why I did this". What the h ell was he thinkn. I was gonna punish him but it was kinda funny. Am I in trouble when he becomes a teen?
2006-07-20 03:28:55 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Well first of all, if he's hungry, let him eat again. Sounds like he really wanted more, remember boys can eat more than girls can. I don't think you should punish him for it, I dont know why you didn't allow him to have it. I dont think your in trouble when he becomes a teen cept that they do eat more as they get older.
In my family, if a child his hungry and their is leftovers, let them have it... it saves it from going in the garbage if nobody eats it the next day. He was being honest with you but its not like went in your purse and stole 10 dollars, he just stole food in your refrigerator.
Don't punish him over something that is one of the necessity that we need in our everyday lives.
2006-07-20 03:51:12 · answer #1 · answered by deviousbeautifulangel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that you are over reacting. You denyed your son food b/c he just wanted a pork chop?? My 9 year old Step-daughter does the same thing...only wants one of the things I cooked for seconds (after she cleaned her plate the first time!) and thats fine with me....as long as she ate everything on her first plate!! I think that you made a bad choice of not giving him a second serving of his choice in turn making him decide to be sneaky and deceptive...you don't want to teach your son to be sneaky and deceptive!!!
You should have a talk with him about what he did and how it wasn't right to go behind your back and take a bite off every pork chop. But don't punish him.
2006-07-20 05:12:23 · answer #2 · answered by itsjustme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pick your battles! Giving him another pork chop is no big deal in the grand scheme of things. Save your punishment for something important.
2006-07-20 03:33:58 · answer #3 · answered by TigerLilly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should have just given him the second pork chop! be glad he likes to eat meat, most kids dont eat more than they have to. Meat is protein and it provides energy for your son, let him eat what he wants. You shouldn't of waken him up. No, your not in trouble when he becomes a teen, he is a growing boy. Let him eat!
2006-07-20 03:36:34 · answer #4 · answered by tricksy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I used to do the same, but I would take at least one pork chop NOT take a bite out of every single piece. The whoopin' would have been appropriate (so would have giving him 2nds, but that's just me). I know that's your kid and all and perhaps it was funny, but he did that out of spite, not too get a ha-ha reaction.
2006-07-20 03:42:54 · answer #5 · answered by King H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would of gave him the pork chop. if he was asking for 2nd dont that mean he ate all the 1st. hes a growing boy. you will have bigger battles later. dont be so mean now
2006-07-20 03:38:39 · answer #6 · answered by kitttkat2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it woulda been easier to give him the pork chop...pick your battles mom some are are more important than a extra pork chop it wont get any easier
2006-07-20 03:34:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why was he not allowed to have another porkchop when you had extra? What he did was wrong but sometimes you have to pick your battles.
2006-07-20 03:34:11 · answer #8 · answered by groomingdiva_pgh 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you kidding? why couldn't he just have another porkchop without the side dish? are you seriously that controlling? i feel bad for your son.
2006-07-20 03:37:58 · answer #9 · answered by butwhatdoiknow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup. He already doesn't respect you as an authority figure. It'll only get worse unless you control him now.
2006-07-20 03:32:48 · answer #10 · answered by Quietman40 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋