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dh away adn ds3 missing him terribly - ds2 and 1 dont care

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cod · 21/04/2006 10:14

ds3s behaviour is a bit odd
dh in calif for 2 weeks - thsi is QUIte normal and has happened before but he keeps sayign he is missing him which i sodd as dh works away a lo
older boys dont care

why

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JoolsToo · 21/04/2006 10:15

cos he's fed up of looking at your face why else?

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JoolsToo · 21/04/2006 10:16

ah bless him though - he's missing daddy how sweet!

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cod · 21/04/2006 10:17

its ratehr distubring actch

he acted up ths mornign ont he way to nursery tooa dn was crying as i left him whuch NEVER happens.

wonder if it dh or i am reading too much into it.

cnat tell dh as he gets all sad. we may be goign to hawaii at the end of may and i wonder if thats too much for him

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jampots · 21/04/2006 10:18

i thought the thread title read "ds3 missing him, ds2 and I dont care"

ha ha

how lonfg since his last away visit? maybe too close together.

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cod · 21/04/2006 10:18

he was at home for 2 weeks which drove me NUts
not even "goign to work at home" REALLY at home home

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jampots · 21/04/2006 10:19

also he has been sick too recently so perhaps not quite 100%. Maybe he's seen/heard some news story which is making him worried.

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jampots · 21/04/2006 10:19

ah so I was right then

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cod · 21/04/2006 10:19

hmm news unkikely he is only 3

yes he was ill hadnt thoguht of that

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Feistybird · 21/04/2006 10:20

Younger kids tend to go thru bouts of separation anxiety, I think it'e pretty normal.

However you're right, Hawaii will be too much for him, so I will have his ticket instead - best hol I ever had.

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MrsBigD · 21/04/2006 10:22

how old is ds3?

dd at 3.5/4yo went through a phase when dh didn't say goodbye in the morning when he left for work whilst she was still sleeping she'd be whailing for about 30mins 'I miss papa' 'where is papa'... and that is with him just gone for the day! Dread to think what she would have done if dh had gone away for longer!!!

Now (4.5y) she generally only 'i want papa' when I told her off

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JoolsToo · 21/04/2006 10:22

he's obviously feeling unsettled. Maybe having daddy around for a whole 2 weeks and then nothing has worried him?

You may think he's used to it but as he gets a bit older he thinks a bit more iykwim?

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nutcracker · 21/04/2006 10:22

Perhaps it's that he was recently ill and that daddy was recently at home for 2 weeks solid maybe ?

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cod · 21/04/2006 10:22

well when dgh rang ds3 said he was £ too nerbous"(wtf?) to talk to him
so wonder if he is juts knowing he gets mileage out of it