Alan is way too addicted to tv and I really hope by summer we can eat and then play or swim before bed - not having to time bedtime till after Sponge Bob is over would be a relief.
Maybe it's because I'm not a parent, but I do remember being a kid and how my mother dealt with me, and I don't understand this. YOU are the parent. If you want him to watch less TV, then make him watch less TV. It'll be hard at first, and he won't like it much, of course, but you're the one who's supposed to be making the rules. And if Mark won't back you up, the two of you should seriously sit down and discuss how you want to raise your kid, and maybe look into parenting classes or counseling if you can't agree.
Don't mean to sound harsh, but it really does sound like you're letting a 3(?)-year-old make the rules, and that just doesn't seem right.
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Maybe it's because I'm not a parent, but I do remember being a kid and how my mother dealt with me, and I don't understand this. YOU are the parent. If you want him to watch less TV, then make him watch less TV. It'll be hard at first, and he won't like it much, of course, but you're the one who's supposed to be making the rules. And if Mark won't back you up, the two of you should seriously sit down and discuss how you want to raise your kid, and maybe look into parenting classes or counseling if you can't agree.
Don't mean to sound harsh, but it really does sound like you're letting a 3(?)-year-old make the rules, and that just doesn't seem right.