Hi Katheryn

When I was a kid & teen, I wouldn't dare yell and scream like my sister did, but I had real low self esteem and she was very successful in life. When my boys have a hissy fit at me I realize they are just testing their strength on someone safe and I know that they will need to use that when they go out into the world. Then I grin and say "suck it up, princesses, I'm the boss" and I don't give in. My oldest (17) remembers that and appreciates that he could get his anger out and not have it held over him forever. I always insisted on an apology after the grounding.

Hang in there, this is just a short period in a long wonderful life.