There are many milestones that parents look forward to and anticipate. Then there are those other milestones. Monkey bear has reached the talking back, name calling, sassy phase.
I am very careful with the words I use around my kids. I don't have a potty mouth in general and after being a nanny for 9 years, I learned how to avoid "bad" words. Unfortunately, monkey bear has influences in her life other than me. (imagine that!) I have very high expectations of her and her behavior but I'm beginning to wonder how long I can keep her from calling people names.
I'm also wondering how long I can keep my sanity with the negative behavior. I don't want to punish her all day long, but I will not accept being spoken to that way or having her hurt my buddy. Oh, the teenage years are going to be rough!
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