How dare she

Mom and dad came over and Logan screamed at me because he was mad at me over something stupid and I popped him in the mout, ( not hard, I never hit them hard, even when I spank them it's not hard.) Dad got mad and said it was time to go mom got mad and got up and told the kids they had to go. I said no they didn't have to go they were leaving because they were mad at me. Not one word was spoken, mom simply walked out of the house. Dad stayed a few minutes talking to the kids. I told him I didn't hit Logan hard. He siad I did it when I was mad. Well.. what was I supposed to do wait until Logan forgot what happened and then punished him? that wouldn't have been fair. I told him nothing else worked, he said to pop his butt, I said I've tried it and it doesn't work. I spouted off that mom thought I was the worst mother in the world, which upset Logan and he started crying telling me I wasn't the worst mom in the world. I told dad that my mother was not to call me at all tonight, I didn't want to talk to her and if she was going to judge me like that that she was no longer welcome in my home. She would sit up in that bedroom before we moved and judge me on how I dealt with the kids but she was never never never downstairs to see how they behaved or how they talked to me and I would be damned if she was going to walk in MY home and judge me in my own house when she wasn't here to hear how Logan talks to me more often than not. If time out worked, if the naughty chair worked, if taking away privaledges worked, if hot sauce worked, if anything worked for Logan I wouldn't pop his mouth, but I will be damned if I am going to raise a son who is going to disrespect me the way he does from time to time. I will NOT have a child that speaks to me the way he does or screams at me for any reason, and that is the only thing that works for Logan. He was over it before they even said they had to go. But no. Mom will hold on to it for months. Logan appologized for screaming at me and we hugged and everything was fine. But no, not for my mother who thinks she knows it all. All she ever does is quote "SuperNanny" The nanny did this, the nanny did that. Well the Nanny is Not raising my kids, the nanny doesn't see my household, the nanny is not here. I am not the nanny and she can keep her freaking mouth shut about the stupid nanny.

Because that's my mother. She would rather get mad and storm out than talk about it. She never thinks she's wrong, ever. At least when I'm wrong I admit to it. I wouldn't have gotten so upset had she been a bit more respectful. Ya know.. "Shona.. have you tried....?" or ..." Don't you think that maybe.....?" but no. That's not how mom works.

OH and I should mention, even she's popped his mouth once.

thanks. I could understand her being so angry if I had really smacked the kid, but I didn't. I swear I didn't.

Thanks everyone. She finally called and said she was sorry for reacting they way she did. That she shouldn't have gotten mixed up in it. She sounded sincere too which I KNOW was hard for her.