Let’s talk about Stubborn Ok? Part Four

I know that part of what ails my four year old is that he has his grandmother’s stubborn disposition.  This is a quote from me from one of the four parts of this saga…

“I didn’t speak to him.  When we arrived home I sent him to his toy room and made him stay for over an hour.”

My mother is the Queen of the silent treatment.  Not me, I have too much to say to give someone the silent treatment for very long or very often.  But my mother, she would get mad at me for something and not speak to me for 2 or 3 days  She has done that in my adult life many times as well.  She simply doesn’t approve of something I’ve done, and she quits calling, she doesn’t come around, nothing.  She can go a long time at that rate too.

Once when I was young, probably in the neighborhood of 10, she and her then husband got into an argument.  And, he earned “the silent treatment”.  Here’s the wonky part, they lived in same house, slept in same bed, she cooked meals like nothing was wrong, she done everything just like  nothing was wrong…except she simply did not speak one word to him.

Ok, so big deal you say, that happens all the time with couples.  Well, here’s the extra wonky part…..she did this for SIX FREAKIN’ WEEKS.  I am not kidding, for 6 weeks she gave someone in the same house, same bed, same meal table the silent treatment.

So, when she complains about Mini Me and calls him stubborn, I simply start a rant about “pots calling kettles black” and she backs down.  But, I thought it might help explain to you guys where Mini Me got the stubborn gene.

I always said I would not do that to my kids.  I was miserable when she would go days without speaking to me.  And, I swore I wasn’t going to do that to my children.  But, the fits he is throwing as of late, I have to just not say anything to keep from going over board.