You passed on great life skills. Your kids know how to negotiate the world, and are people of their word. I commend you! I wanted to be like that, but the kids' dad was always going against my will. For example, I begged him not to allow our ADHD son to have video games. So guess what was under the tree for our son Christmas morning? He got hellishly addicted, so much so that he would have a terrifying fit when I tried to make him stop playing. It got to the point where I finally threw the game down the trash chute, and that was that. My son was able to channel his very specific type of energy into music which is now the passion of his life and enables him to earn a living. I guess all I am saying here is that both parents need to be on the same page. NO from Mom, cannot be YES from Dad.
