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justin.ahn.eth
@ahn.eth
just had a weird parenting milestone, the 5-year-old "committed his first crime" - nicked a box of tic tacs at the supermarket 😱 hard to hide such noise so it was discovered at home quickly and my knee jerk response was to yell, drag him back to return the item and apologize, but he was scared and crying so the very kind manager ended up saying it "wasn't a big deal" pretty sure this is a rite of passage for many kids, i won't pretend to have been so virtuous myself! but still feeling disappointed that my son, who's been told to reflect and sent to bed, didn't actually say sorry in the end...
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Arjan | That Poetry Guy
@arjantupan
Look around, Justin. There are very few examples kids get of people apologising. It is something they need to learn. But in this moment, especially for a 5-year-old, there is so much going on emotionally (a mistake made, a boundary tested, an angry father, shame of facing your 'victim'), it wouldn't surprise me if it was just too much. It is a lot to process. Strong to go back. I would not have that strength. I might have gone back to pay for it and apologise on behalf of the kid.
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justin.ahn.eth
@ahn.eth
had a similar episode myself as a child and that's what my father made me do (not sure how effective it was as i certainly continued to do more naughty things! 😂) plus, it's the supermarket right next door to us so i'd prefer we not ever get banned from it 🤣
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