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Saw this in the comments on the weird things our friend-parents do thread.
I remember one time I heard a friend's kid say this to their mom and I was shocked! I couldn't fathom a kid saying this to their mom.
I guess that was before I heard my own ds#2 start saying it every time I told him "no". I got a thick skin pretty fast. Now I see it as a sign I'm doing my job as a parent.
my son isn't old enough to say it yet and he still thinks mommy is the greatest person in the world...but i know if i would have ever said that to MY parents, nombre! forget it!! i would have been grounded for life. but then again, i never cussed in front of them, even as an adult, i never lied, they were very strict in the whole disrespect dept. i think i'll adopt the same attitude once we get there. but who knows, my husband says i'm a real pushover.
I think it depends on their age. When a 2-year-old says it I think they really mean "I am really frustrated" or something similar. When a teenager says it I think it is unnacceptably disrespectful.
I think it depends on their age. When a 2-year-old says it I think they really mean "I am really frustrated" or something similar. When a teenager says it I think it is unnacceptably disrespectful.
That's interesting to me. If my toddler had said it - I would have shut it down. But as a schoolage kid - I think he says it out of frustration becuase he feels safe and loved enough to know he can let it out and still be OK. He's also says "I love you" about a million times a day, so maybe hes just likes extremes a lot.
No, I do not let my children say "I hate you" to anyone. The first time one of my children said it to me I cried like a baby but now I just set them straight and tell them it is very hurtful.
When the children say it to each other the offender has to apologize to the other and usually picks up a chore or two of the recipient of the nastiness.
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