Hi. I need help!?Wife and I cohabitate with our twin kids (boy and girl), who are nine. Daughter was rude, snotty to mom about something, and mom said no screen for a week. I was told the next morning about her consequence. That's when I got worried. I just received my second promotion to a job I really wanted, and working with people who I really enjoy. First time on a team like this in 10 years. Today, the kids had no school, wife is a teacher and she did. Surprise, WFH dad, you have them. My son is also autistic, and he and his sister do not get along. Basically, it was my first team planning session, remote, and I needed 30 minutes of absolute assured quiet. I allowed them both to watch a cartoon while I presented, then the screens went off.I'm happy that my meeting went better than expected. Kids didn't fight or yell at me. It was a fabulous day.Wife learns about the break I gave our daughter, yells to her that her week has restarted, and I had no authority to change the consequence. I tried saying that I was the parent at home. It was 30 minutes. It was a critical time for me. Wife loves the income. No change. She told me to get out, close the door and don't get the last word. No talking about it. Nothing will change. She won't change her mind, and I'll just defend what I did. Nothing good will come.Please ignore the obvious flags regarding our marital situation. If you do respond, I'd like to know your position on a consequence break.Can you pause a consequence for good reason and then continue it, or is that unthinkable?I may never know why my wife feels as she does, so I'm hoping to get an idea what other parents would do.Thanks via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/3o70yp5
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