They behave like angels for XDH. They play me up the whole time. I just want to burst into tears. Bedtime can take two hours, and I'm exhausted. I've tried bribing, threatening, shouting, ignoring, and it always ends the same way. DD (who is far worse than DS) is rude, disobedient and eventually bursts into tears and says 'sorry'. We end up having a cuddle and she goes straight into 'everything's fine, let's have a chat about something funny' mode as if nothing's happened. I know it's all about keeping me on the end of a piece of string but I feel I have no authority over her, she's just winding me round her little finger.
I feel guilty about breaking up the marriage, and am conscious of ex being very good with them, lots of fun and not much discipline. But it's much easier for him because they're generally much more biddable with him. I have to exert some discipline otherwise they'd turn into spoilt brats, but they really resent it ...
Sorry, this is going on far too long. But I get depressed reading other threads where other single mums seem to be coping with this aspect of lone parenting and wonder if it's just me?
Please help. I just want to cry.
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Feel so fucking helpless and pathetic - am I the only single parent who feels incapable of controlling/disciplining their kids?
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CJCregg · 20/10/2009 20:20
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