She's 7, DS1 is 9, DS2 is 2.
She seems to really hate DS1. She constantly undermines his confidence by ignoring him, sneering at him whenever he speaks, pretending she doesn't understand when he asks her a question, acting disgusted at mealtimes....oh, it just goes on and on. She's very subtle much of the time, and she often shocks me with her coldness. She's like a mini-teenager.
She has returned this evening after a 24hr break at Granny's. DS gave her some chocolate he'd bought for her, she said "thanks" in a very quiet monotone (that's another thing, she often talks to me in an "i don't care" monotone), and then proceeded to treat him like something she'd scraped off her shoe for the rest of the evening.
I've tried sending her to her room, doesn't seem to work. I've tried giving her extra attention (as I suspect it may be jealous-middle-child-syndrome) but nothing will make her change the way she treats him.
He said last night "You know Mum, I really do think she doesn't love me".
It's ruining the summer for us all. What can I do?
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Come on all you MN amateur psychologists, pleeeeeeease help me sort out DD (professionals welcome).
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cadelaide · 12/08/2008 21:35
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