pax,
regarding grandparents "pampering" our kids, i just came up with something ..... i "complain" to my hubby abt this issue, then dun know why coincidentally my mil sort of grumble to my hubby abt my boy sticking his thumb during eating, very dirty and messy.... so my hubby "suan" his mum lah. Then i hinted my hubby before, if his mum is going to intervene when i'm disciplining my boy, i'm going to "scold/beat" him harder infront of my mil!!! hahaha
last night, this "opportuntiy" just popped, my boy suck his thumb like nobody's biz during feeding, i tried to stop a few times, then my boy starting crying technique on me again!! then never mind, he bang the table on his hi-chair, then bang on my hands also... wow, i "beat" him on his palm. he cry louder, then my mil intervene, I "beat" harder and shoo her away! then i "told" my boy off, telling him no food for him if he continues to suck, and took him off the hi-chair until he stop crying!!!
of cos my dear mil heartache loh, say dun let him cry so hard, else he will suck in air!! wah, i told her loh, my boy is coming 9 mths leh, not 9 days... he already know how to regulate his breathing thr his nose, suck what air!!!