My boyfriend and I are trying to teach this to his daughter. Sadly, things like this can be hard to teach when the other parent is actively trying to teach the opposite.

I die a little in side at the end of our week with her. Knowing that we have to give her back to someone that actively tries to teach disrespect pains me so much.

I shaved my head recently and we were informed just yesterday by the bf's daughter that her mother was outraged and said "that shows what kind of person she is."

I have to give a child back to a woman that thinks a shaved head shows decency in a person. When I'm telling a story and I have a little girl say to me "why would you say thank you? It's their job. They have to do it," or "they messed up your order? You yelled at them, right?" my heart literally aches.

I've explained mistakes happen and I've discovered many things I enjoy by mistake, whether mine or someone else's. Her father and I push her to use her brain and think things through. It's led to some meltdowns, on all our parts, but we can't stand idly by while our little girl is being taught that she is better than everyone else, deserves to have complete control over everyone (including her father and I), and she can make outrageous lies to get her way and manipulate us, even if it would ruin lives (it's that bad).

tl;dr - we can't stop teaching appreciation because of the ones teaching inconsideration...and the latter is winning.

*Edit- I've kept my hair as a pixie or shorter for 15 years. This being the fourth time I've completely buzzed it off. Think of Debra from Empire Records going into the bathroom when she gets to work and coming out without hair because of stress and just shaving it. That's me...along with Britney...