I find it really hard to deal with the whining and whinging from DS and I end up shouting to 'just stop whinging'. It makes going anywhere miserable e.g. went to the park to skate this afternoon and it was constant whinging so that I get fed up and just want to go home.
I'm so fed up of it and it is making me sad. I know that most of it is my fault as I'm tired, lack patience and get annoyed when yet again something I think is going to be good fun turns into DS just whinging, stropping and moaning. He's 4.5 by the way.
I have read (well half read) some parenting books, he went through a very difficult stage at one point and I did a sort of parenting course but it was one on one at my home rather than in a group due to my work commitments and being a single parent.
Parenting is just something that does not come natural to me at all, I am not a fun parent, I shout too much and get really, really fed up of the constant demands, 'whys' and whinging. I know my DS picks up on this but I'm in bloody great rut and therefore the minute he starts my patience has run away as it feels like its non-stop whinging and no fun or laughter. In fact I can't recall many times that we have laughed over things and yet I see friends having a great time with their kids.
Today, at the park, has just made me very sad and I don't know if its because my expectations are too high or that I am just completely and utterly shit at this parenting lark. I feel I am damaging my DS self-esteem and ruining his life. He constantly asks to go to his nan's house as soon as he is with me as he doesn't like being with me.
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My behaviour with DS
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justtoomessy · 30/04/2014 16:45
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