Does anyone else's child go through this? And if so how do you deal with it?
DS is 6, and every time after he sees his dad (EOW) he is so angry afterwards. It usually takes a couple of days of him being cross and argumentative and REALLY pushing me until he settles back into his usual delightful self. I've tried talking about it, usually by talking about an invented person going through something similar, but he doesn't really open up (this is normal for him, hes one of those kids that doesn't tell you about what he did at school or at a friends house).
For background info, I broke up with his dad when ds was 1 1/2, and can't really talk to his dad as he's quite useless, tells me what he thinks I want to hear, and can get quite arsey. I gave up asking him to call ds in the week as he either wouldn't, or (much worse) would tell ds he would and then wouldn't.
I just really feel for ds. His dad often lets him down, cancelling or rearranging, and I think he feels rejected and pushes me as it's safe for him to do so. I reassure him loads, and try to give him strategies for expressing his anger, but it's so wearing. I'd love to be able to talk to him about it but can't find a way in.
Does anyone else's children behave in a similar way? Any ideas on how to deal with it?
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ridiculoussingle · 16/04/2013 18:52
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