I think it is wonderful that you recognized what was happening and admitted to yourself that you made a mistake. That is a beautiful and vital part of parenting.
I think one of the most powerful beneficial lessons a parent can teach is how to be wrong. Maybe you could say "I made a mistake letting you pick the consequence. This was too hard of a consequence. I'm going to change it." or something like that? I don't have a kid, but I remember being a kid. If my parents ever admitted to mistakes, we might be friendly now, but they still refuse. And I would have learned how to learn and grow much earlier if they had modeled it.
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Date: 2017-01-07 01:28 am (UTC)I think one of the most powerful beneficial lessons a parent can teach is how to be wrong. Maybe you could say "I made a mistake letting you pick the consequence. This was too hard of a consequence. I'm going to change it." or something like that? I don't have a kid, but I remember being a kid. If my parents ever admitted to mistakes, we might be friendly now, but they still refuse. And I would have learned how to learn and grow much earlier if they had modeled it.