I have been very close to my friend for years. She is genuinely a lovely, lovely person. Too lovely.
She’s always been very into ‘gentle’ parenting but ever since her eldest turned two, she has had these screaming tantrums that last half an hour or more and no one can do anything during this period except sit and wait for the child to exhaust herself into sleep.
Obviously, I thought this was normal so waited it out. Child turned three, four and five and still has tantrums and screams when she doesn’t get her own way. The younger child who isn’t now three is exactly the same.
I think my friend just can’t say ‘no.’ Even when something is obviously impractical or dangerous she will sit around for ages reasoning with them rather than saying no. This has meant us all standing by a busy road while the children scream, standing outside the car waiting to get in as the kids won’t get in their car seats, waiting around exhausted at midnight as the kids rampage around.
Now she’s expecting another.
Aibu in just not wanting to be around her any more? I absolutely love her. The kids? I can’t stand them!
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AIBU?
To think my friend just needs to say no to her kids?
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reddblackandblue · 30/05/2018 11:30
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