HI All
So I am 6 months into placement of my almost 3 year old boy. His background is not horrendous and the usual awful things you can read about adopted children. He was removed at 8 months and went into FC.
We started off extremely well but the last 8 weeks have been a nightmare!! He doesn't particularly eat well and for example last week out of 5 nights he only ate dinner once. He sleeps ok does wake up and come into our bed but when he does he is ready to go wants tv now regardless of it's 3 am or 7am and will non stop ask for it scream etc.
When he has his tantrums or in his case meltdown they don't last a few minutes they can go on for 2 3 hours in.that time he has kicked screamed cried hit with object at hand and just doesn't give in he can go and go and go 😟 .He has a massive addiction to Tv from FC house and that's our only bargaining tool currently! He won't let us watch it he doesn't understand that I don't control the programmes etc and just looses it. He is so strong willed and stubborn and he won't give up will definitely win the argument.
He is too helpful which we have tried to wean him off of but my hubby encourage it to my despair,! Which then makes my job much harder 😦.
So have I underestimate what he did witness etc at home ? Is he just being a toddler? Is there the various adopted issues I'm not seeing?
I literally am at the end of my tether I'm miserable as sin. I spend the day shouti g and in tears. I wanted to be a good mum one he deserves but I'm.not because I feel like I don't care anymore . Generally I don't retaliate argue etc but lately I am becoming angry and I don't like myself very much.😥.
Myself and my hubby have been on such a rollercoaster in the last 7 years and I'm totally honest I feel like I can't complain I can't be honest because I'm supposed to feel gratefull after all I have this child I have always wanted!
So what do I do? Go to Go? Have i got post adoption depression? I honestly just need some kind of help.
Thanks for reading
Claire
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Clarabeau78 · 04/11/2018 19:08
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