re: Tough love...

Not harsh at all, I've done the same thing myself.

I think you dealt with it awesomely! Good job keeping your cool.
Grayson thought it would be fun one day to knock everything off the shelves in the grocery store. After continuously telling him to stop he had a fit, so I left the cart there in the aisle, and drove him home. Left him with the neighbor and went back to finish my shopping.
He also threw a tantrum while we had company over once. Like, head banging, screaming, kicking tantrum on the floor. Kevin just walked calmly over to the sink and started filling up a bucket with water, still keeping his conversation with his friend, and just tossed the water on him. Gray stopped in his tracks, and has never done it since. A little water on the floor is a small price to pay to stop your kid from hurting himself.

HAHA sooo tonight after a whole day of drama queen. She gets to the dinner table and looks at me and said.... "Mommy, you RUINED my best day ever...So tomorrow dont ruin my day" I just about died laughing.

Quoting Pirate Mama:“ Today Alannah, OKat and I went to McDonalds to have lunch. Alannah wouldnt stay close like she was told, ... [snip!] ... think of it as a reward...not just getting lunch because we can very well have lunch I make at home. What would you have done?”

JOB WELL DONE,, maybe she will learn to listen next time !!!