No lock them up in there room until they are 18. Some days those we love will challenge us so much that we feel like we are out of options. "Duck" is going through another independence kick, she knows what she wants and anything less would be in civilized. We are raising her to be independent , to learn how to be strong willed and stand up for herself. The challenge comes in balancing respect, safety and the needs of others within that. I don't think there is a smooth way to introduce any of these life lessons, it seems odd just to throw them all on at once but what other option is there? These lessons go hand in hand, it may be easier to just lock them in their room and throw then a sandwich a couple times a day but then you are not raising a good person you are not parenting and you are missing out on so much. We get frustrated as parents but that is because we care! We don't want them to make our mistakes but deep down we know they will. So we struggle through the lessons we listen carefully and we try to make sure everyday is better then the last. One day we will set them free and that day we will wonder did we give them the tools they need, did we forget anything. But we will smile through the tears knowing that women in front of us is our little girl who fought with us over weather baby got to take her entire wardrobe to daycare or just two outfits!
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