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Busting Daddy's Chops- Moms of girls

KT&JohnKT&John member
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Do any of your little girls give their Daddy's a hard time about stuff?

To be specific, Cadence will get on to DH if he does something she does not like. When we got back from vacation she noticed he had blocked her play kitchen with some supplies he used on a painting project. She had to call him at work and tell him to "please clean up the mess in my kitchen".

Then today she wanted a juice box and I told her, truthfully, that Daddy had drank them while we were gone and I have not gotten anymore yet. When Cadence talked to DH on the phone she asked why he drank up all her juice..haha!

Part of me is glad she takes ownership of her stuff and keeps track of it/wants it kept nice and part of me worries I am a nagging shrew and she is copying this behavior. I honestly try to pick my battles with DH and not have arguments in front of Cadence.

So, I'm wondering if this is phase that most little girls go through? Maybe I'm just trying to make myself feel better about being a nag..lol!

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Re: Busting Daddy's Chops- Moms of girls

  • slwprincessslwprincess member
    Sounds like you are doing an excellent job of preparing her for marriage and motherhood :-)  No really, I wouldn't worry about this one... I think its probably a phase.  My oldest niece is kind of like this.  Very protective of her stuff.  Funny thing is, even tho she is pretty careful with her toys and things, she is naturally messy and disorganized so things still get lost/broken anyway and then she REALLY gets upset!  Girls...

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  • That.Just.HappenedThat.Just.Happened member
    I don't know the answer because E is only 10 months, but your examples are SO CUTE!!!!  I really hope E has that kind of gumption when she gets older!  =)
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  • runblondie26runblondie26
    Aw, those are funny stories. I wouldn;t internalize it too much. Isn't that typically the age when kids go through a tattle-tale phase anyway?

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  • KT&JohnKT&John member
    Yeah, I suppose I'm making too much of it. I struggle a lot with where the line is between a strong-willed nature (a good thing) and being disrespectful.
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  • ascbrideascbride
    Oh, gosh! My 3 year old does this too! If my husband scolds our younger daughter, she will say, Don't talk to my sister like that. She is always "getting" on to him.
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  • scherzascherza

    I think that toddlers in general try to boss other people around because they feel like they're being bossed around all the time.  Elizabeth tells William what to do about every other minute.

    Honestly, your examples don't sound like she was being disrespectful -- she asked him to please clean up after himself, which is something she probably hears herself all the time.  And all the toddlers I've ever known have a strong sense of "what's mine is mine" and feel very hard done by if somebody takes something they perceive as rightfully theirs!  I really wouldn't worry about it.

    If she were calling him nasty names or something else inappropriate, that would be different, but this behavior really seems normal. 

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