Who Do You Think You ARE?

I think my kids (Bryce in particular) are well-behaved. He's always been an easy going kid and very loving. Recently he has started talking back! I'm not sure if this is a trait picked up in the school yard or what, but I HATE it. Of course, I understand everyone gets mad, even kids are allowed to feel this emotion, but talking back is the biggest sign of disrespect.

Not that he asked to be born, but does Bryce not realize the sacrifices I've made for him!

...The shape of my body for starters. All the weekend outings that we've given up because I adore my lil' guy and want to be with him. Romantic evenings with my husband so I could comfort our baby back to sleep. The dinners I've cooked for his taste buds (mac n cheese with hotdogs) instead of pleasing my palate. The asses I've wiped, the puke I've cleaned, the snot I've wiped. The items we won't buy so he can have a car when he's driving, the second on the house for his wedding, the college tuition. The list goes on and on...

So when my kid tells me he wants a new mom, a new family, and why am I making his life difficult...I'm not sure whether to cry or get pissed. Does he know how good he has it? The toys, the love, the support and this is the response I get after I tell him no more eating brown sugar by the spoonful? You've got to be kidding me!!

To say I don't understand it would be a lie. If you get the kind of kid you were...I was the queen of back talk. I too was well-behaved, but when I didn't get my way, I could do some damage with my words. I think it is a rite of passage. You have to talk back, have your own kids, realize the ridiculousness of what you said when you were a kid, apologize to your parents and correct your child's behavior. When your child grows up to have their own kids, they will realize how good they had it and apologize too.

It is a cycle and I realize he will not realize the power of his words until later....much later....and I will be waiting for a sincere apology....not one because I made him!