https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 10:47:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/youre-not-the-boss-of-me#post-2531426 Thu, 21 Apr 2016 18:17:07 +0000 mrbee 2531426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: I usually say that it's my job to protect them! Usually when they're trying to do something dangerous and ill-advised... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/youre-not-the-boss-of-me#post-2531409 Thu, 21 Apr 2016 18:15:00 +0000 sorrycharlie 2531409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>And other like phrases.."I'm the boss!" "I make the rules" (spoken from the child).</p> <p>How do you handle these? I always thought I'd have some mature response but I find that I'm falling back on a lot of phrases I remember hearing growing up.."because I said so," "because I'm the grown-up" etc etc. </p>