3 Yr Old "Fine, Then I Don't Like You"

[MNMum]

"I'm not going to play with you anymore" STOMPS AWAY.

Help! It's my own kid, and this is his answer to everything right now. 50 times a day. I'm not sure the best way to go about dealing with it. Do I respond with "That's not very nice" or "I understand you don't like my decision" or just ignore it. Sometimes he'll add a little hit in there as well.

of course the next sentence he can be very loving and cuddly.

[wdmmom]

"You don't have to like me but you do have to follow my rules."

or

everytime he says he don't like you, just tell him, "Well, I love You!!!"

It'll get old after awhile. He'll quit it.

[youretooloud]

"You are not coming to my party"

"Then I'm not your best friend".

"Then, you can't come to my house"

I say just ignore it. Don't do the "Well, that hurts mommy's feelings". Because he's just going to say "good".

Ignore it, act like you didn't hear it, and don't let it bother you. Because you AREN'T his friend... you are his mom. You have enough friends.

If it makes you feel better say "Daddy is my best friend...not yours" Stick out your tongue and stomp away. It'll be fun. I promise.

[Play Care]

If it makes you feel better say "Daddy is my best friend...not yours" Stick out your tongue and stomp away. It'll be fun. I promise.

That's awesome!::

[MarinaVanessa]

Maybe I'm wrong here but my answer to my DD when she said these types of things towards me was

"I'm your mom, not your friend. If you liked me all of the the time then I'm not doing my job right"

[Blackcat31]

Maybe I'm wrong here but my answer to my DD when she said these types of things towards me was

"I'm your mom, not your friend. If you liked me all of the the time then I'm not doing my job right"

That is what I told my DD too!

Just like when the got to be teens and said they couldn't wait to move out....I would say "Good, then I am doing something right."

My sisters kids all moved out and then right back in again. I tell her all the time that she wasn't strict enough because if you do it right, they rarely come back.

[Willow]

Maybe I'm wrong here but my answer to my DD when she said these types of things towards me was

"I'm your mom, not your friend. If you liked me all of the the time then I'm not doing my job right"

This is almost to the letter my line as well

[laundrymom]

"You don't have to like me, I don't like everyone all the time either. But you will respect me and you'll not speak to me that way. I'm setting the timer for 5 min and when it goes off we will see if you've figured out how to talk.

[itlw8]

My answer was always Well then I must be doing my job right Thank you the extra hit is another matter. You will respect adults and never hit. You never hit a woman. and a time out for hitting.

[LoraJenkins]

Believe me...it gets worse. Lol..when my now adult children were teens...I heard "I hate you"
At least once a week. My response ...." when you want something you will love me again". Lol....it was always true....don't sweat it.

[laundrymom]

Thats one word I never allowed. My kids have never said they hated me. I don't allow the word. Ranks up there with the f dash dash dash word or retard.

We don't say hate, we strongly dislike.

[MyAngels]

"You don't have to like me, I don't like everyone all the time either. But you will respect me and you'll not speak to me that way. I'm setting the timer for 5 min and when it goes off we will see if you've figured out how to talk.

Yes, exactly this . It's never too early to teach your children how to be respectful. To this day my children have never said "I don't like you" or "I hate you" or anything even close.

[julie]

Maybe I'm wrong here but my answer to my DD when she said these types of things towards me was

"I'm your mom, not your friend. If you liked me all of the the time then I'm not doing my job right"

Yup, this is me, to a tee.

[Patches]

Maybe I'm wrong here but my answer to my DD when she said these types of things towards me was

"I'm your mom, not your friend. If you liked me all of the the time then I'm not doing my job right"

This is pretty much what I always said, UNTIL my son decided to one up it and say, "Fine, your not my mom!"

Hmmmmm....then I guess you'll doing everything for yourself now, right?::

[MNMum]

I have been either ignoring it altogether. Or addressing it in the way suggested. Today I cleaned up his grapefruit before he was apparently finished eating, so he stomped off - "Fine, then I'm not eating my cinnamon roll". I hope he gets over this quickly...