Coping with Bossy People - including parents
This post has received Santa Claus's Seal of Approval. Did you know that Roland and Santa co-authored a book on parenting? Here is the link Dear Roland, My name is Sean. My mom is bossy and orders me around. When she orders me to do something, she says it in such a mean way that it makes me angry and tempts me to want to do the opposite of what she says. I feel like a slave, which also makes me angry. I don’t want to disobey my mom, but even though I don’t want to—that’s what I feel. Same with my dad. Sometimes he seems angry and I don’t feel like doing what he says. Do you have any advice for me? Parents: Before you read my response to Sean, let me provide a little background. It might help you remember what it felt like to be a kid with someone giving you a really hard time. Remembering how you felt might awaken understanding. Kids naturally want to obey their parents. Where many parents get themselves into trouble is by being impatient, t