Disrespecting

I asked Jacob to please set the table for dinner and he said "Why don't you set it yourself." OMG!! I was in shock and didn't know what to do at the time so I sent him to time out so that I could calm down and told him that if he disrespected me like that again that he would get a spanking and get a toy taken away.  We believe in giving warnings before giving spankings.  Where do kids get these things? Jeff and I do not talk to each other or Jacob like that so it is a complete mystery to me.

Not long after that he told me that he had to change his shirt because he got pee on it when he went potty. When I pulled out the shirt from the hamper I did not feel or smell any pee and yes I smelled it. He lied because he wanted to wear his Thomas the Train shirt that Great Nanna bought for him. We now have a new rule. If you are caught lying then you get an automatic spanking and he did get one.  I know that some might frown upon this form of discipline and we hardly spank him but there are times that it needs to be done. Continued disrespecting or lying are top on my list of BIG no no's.  I believe that if you don't get a control of your kids when they are young, you will never have it.  If parenting is easy then you are not doing it right.