With my son. The boy refuses to sleep in his bed. He will jump up and down like a fucking monkey all night screaming for his mother and not sleep. I will have none of it. I told the wife to leave him in his room and he will fall asleep. She listens for about an hour or so then takes him into the room. I would let him scream all night. He will learn.
So Monday was his checkup with the doctor. The wife brought up how he is behaving.
She said that he is testing us. (I said the same thing....someone give me an MD!)
She said to let him be. (Once again...I said the same thing)
She said after an hour of him crying, to take him out of his room and have him sit with us in the living room or somewhere...just not our bedroom and let him fall asleep on his own. Wait 30 minutes and put him back to bed.
Yea he just wakes up as soon as he goes back to his crib, but if he is in our bed he falls right asleep.
Daddy does not play that game. Neither apparently does the boy. He seems to have daddys' temper and stubborness.
It's war. I need my wife on my side. She caves too easily. I need her to be a soldier. This is for his own good.
There is a reason why he is calling for his mama and not his dada. He knows dada won't shed a tear for someone throwing a tantrum.
Mama will. It kills her to hear him call her through choked sobs.
Seems like I have to fight this war on two fronts.
One with the boy and one with the wife.
I will be victorious.
4 comments:
Sort it out man or your gonna fight this war for 18 years. same deal with my sister and my mom and dad. Mom always caved and my sister knew all she had to do was hold the line and she would win.
Lt G
That won't fly. The thing is if we lay him on the couch or something he will sleep there. He just doesn't want to sleep in his bed.
ouch. You are generally the preview of what I will have to suffer.
I am on your side on this. She caves, so the boy learns that if he holds on for a while against you, Mama will come to save him and do what he pleases. Unfortunately, this will continue for years to come. you better set the wife straight, or you are in for a frustrating years to come.
Roni
He slept all night...boo yah!!
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