Last night after having a girls night with my 6 (almost 7) year old DD and giving her some much needed atttention she said something that has really concerned me.
I was putting her to bed and she asked me if I loved her and her brother the same. I said of course I do, why? She said because I spend more time with him when she is at school. I said again I love them both the same and always will no matter what they do.
She then asked me if I would still love her if she killed her brother.....I didn't know what to say so I said I would be very sad and she would be in lots of trouble. I asked her why she had said this and she said she didn't know. I asked if she had thought about hurting him and she said no. She then got vey very upset and I couldn't calm her down. She ended up just sitting with me until I went to bed. She cried herself to sleep. She said it's because I think she will hurt her brother.
I tried to reassure her I didn't think she would hurt him and I knew she loved him but I am very very concerned about this.
For background she has been very emotional lately and her behaviour has been difficult to say the least. Also I suffer with bipolar and recently had a manic episode. I am feeling very low and depressed myself so don't know how much of this is her picking up on how I feel.
Her dad also left 2 years ago and I don't think she has come to terms with his either as she keeps asking if i love him and when he is coming home.
AIBU to think she needs some counselling and to be worried about what she said? I couldn't sleep last night for worrying!
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To be worried about what my 6yo DD said last night??
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worriedmamma12 · 22/07/2018 07:12
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22/07/2018 08:41
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