DS (will be 6 in July) argues all. The. Bloody. Time. I seriously want to scream.
It started this morning, as I stumbled bleary eyed down the stairs and tried to pee in peace.
He wandered in the bathroom, dropped some Lego on the floor, and left. I called for him to pick them up. He started in with "but these go in here because" and I said no, they don't, they are toys and don't belong in the bathroom.
He kept saying "but..." And "why?!" Ugghh! So that was a fun start to the day.
It's been like that all day now. Just constant backtalk. "Can I have this?" (About an empty Starbucks bottle destined for the recycling bin. Normally I wouldn't care, but his rubbish collection is taking over the house a bit at this point and until I give it a good cull, he cannot add to it. Or my brain will explode.)
He just would not let it go. On and on with "please? Well, just the cap? Why not just the cap? Please? But..." Arrrggggghhhh!
And just now, sending him outside so I don't shout at him so he can get some fresh air, he faffed about taking the longest possible time to get ready. I said "please hurry DS, it shouldn't take 20 minutes to get your coat on." He replied immediately, "sure it should!"
It doesn't work to tell him I'm not going to discuss it. It doesn't work to walk away. It doesn't work to ignore him.
And I'm 32 weeks pregnant and tired AF and can't even DRINK to take the edge off.
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CheerfulYank · 27/03/2013 19:45
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