Disciplining a Child in Sweden: My dilemma
In some aspects of our upbringing, Swedie and I couldn't be more different. We have spoken about this a lot during the years. We find some things out about how we were raised and are completely surprised. My mom didn't let us eat candy until well after we had our permanent teeth (WHAT?!). Swedie's dad stuck a piece of candy in her mouth when she was around six months old (WHAT?!) Upon discovering some of these revelations, one of us may say: - That's not happening with our kids. That was all okay when we were talking about a hypothetical child. But now we have an actual breathing human being that we have to raise and it's time to make those compromises. We're at the stage now where we're just feeling each other out. It's round one and both fighters are just throwing jabs. He's still too young for any disciplinary actions to take place, but we are already trying to get on the same page - rather write a page tog...