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7-yr.-old son being breathtakingly mean to me

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7-yr.-old son being breathtakingly mean to me
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Linda Hessel replied to Denise Rodriguez's discussion '7-yr.-old son being breathtakingly mean to me'
"It's almost like Logan is TRYING to make me explode in anger like I used to. Why would he want that?? It makes no sense." Maybe it does. When you are exploding in anger, it's a least a clear sign that you are paying attention. And if he's angry ...
July 22
Denise Rodriguez replied to Denise Rodriguez's discussion '7-yr.-old son being breathtakingly mean to me'
Heather, I've already raised three kids (17, 19, and 23), so I do know that this time with Logan will be gone in the blink of an eye. That does help me relax and breathe and keep things in persepective. But I was a relaxed, confident parent with t...
July 19
Sandra Dodd replied to Denise Rodriguez's discussion '7-yr.-old son being breathtakingly mean to me'
-= I used to get my computer time in after he went to bed, but now that he has no set bedtime, that "me time" has vanished.-=- "No set bedtime" shouldn't be "stay up as long as you possibly can just because you can," though. Did he want to come ...
July 18
Meredith replied to Denise Rodriguez's discussion '7-yr.-old son being breathtakingly mean to me'
It's almost like Logan is TRYING to make me explode in anger like I used to. Why would he want that?? It makes no sense. It does though. His life has changed. Largely, that's a good thing, but its left him a little unsettled, too. That's part of ...
July 18
Meredith replied to Denise Rodriguez's discussion '7-yr.-old son being breathtakingly mean to me'
Alternately, look for an old matress or old cushions just for jumping - assuming there's a really good reason why you don't want him jumping on your couch. Is it new? Is it in an unsafe position? When Mo took to jumping on our armchairs - ratty ol...
July 18
Heather Greek replied to Denise Rodriguez's discussion '7-yr.-old son being breathtakingly mean to me'
Denise, Everything your describing is stuff that I too have to figure solutions and sometimes it's not easy. As for alone time with my husband, We put in a video and we tell him that we want to have time alone. Has it always worked? haha...sometim...
July 18
Denise Rodriguez replied to Denise Rodriguez's discussion '7-yr.-old son being breathtakingly mean to me'
Thanks, you guys. I'm feeling a lot calmer about the whole thing today, and I do agree that I should have just shut the computer and watched his show with him. At the time, I was thinking, Geez, I just spent a whole hour playing Monopoly, can't I ...
July 18
Schuyler Waynforth replied to Denise Rodriguez's discussion '7-yr.-old son being breathtakingly mean to me'
Breathe. Now let it go. Next time see his first thing, the pushing the key on the keyboard thing, as an invitation to come and sit with him on the couch and hang out. Don't see it as an attack, as an invitation to explode in anger, see it as Log...
July 18
Heather Greek replied to Denise Rodriguez's discussion '7-yr.-old son being breathtakingly mean to me'
I'm thinking he wanted to be more than with you, he needed you to interact with him. He felt alone when you were doing email then he felt alone when you said you were leaving the room. Why didn't you get off the computer and go be with him? Negati...
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7-yr.-old son being breathtakingly mean to me
Hi all-- I've got an issue that seems to be escalating, and I'm not sure how to handle it. We pulled our son Logan out of 1st grade in April, so we're still very much in the deschooling process, and I thought it was going well so far. (Meaning, e...
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what does "radical unschooling" mean to you?
It means parenting in freedom, love, trust, joy. I may add to this later as I grow in understanding and experience!
how long have you been unschooling or homeschooling?
Previously homeschooled two of my older kids almost 10 years ago. Now unschooling my youngest since April 2009.
names and ages of children
Zachary, '86 (always schooled)
Cody, '90 (homeschooled for two years)
Chelsea, '92 (homeschooled for two years)
Logan, '02 (unschooled since April '09)
a little about me
Let's see....writer, voracious reader, Wiccan, lifelong waitress, Tarot reader, domestic goddess, music lover, Jersey girl, margarita enthusiast, wife to Ely, and mom to four great kids!
blog
http://www.smartingusup.blogspot.com

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At 5:47am on June 17, 2009, angie said…
hello Denise,
thankyou for inviting me to be your friend, it is so nice to know other people are out their who seem to have similar questions, i look forward to getting to know you!
angiex
At 5:33pm on June 11, 2009, Rachael S said…
Hi Denise- I just checked out your blog...I love it! I've been looking at blogs with the hope of starting my own soon. I think it's a good idea to hold me accountable for stating enthusiastic about unschooling and walking my talk. Because you're an unschooling newbie like me I found it especially inspiring. I haven't quite figured out the whole blog following thing, but when I do I'll follow you!
:-)
At 12:02pm on June 8, 2009, Rachael S said…
Glad we're friends- I love your "a little about me"- you'll be fun to get to know!
 
 

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