I am a regular and have namechanged, as I'm ashamed.
My DS1 is now 8yrs.
When he was about 5, he was going through an awful period for a couple of months of being nasty to his youger brother and generally rude and difficult to handle.
I told him, probably on 2 occasions, that if he didn't behave then there were poeple you could phone who would come and take him away, so he could live with a new family if if didn't like us (which he didn't seem to much at that time).
He beahaviour was resolved pretty quickly (in fact can't really remember the behaviour only the anger I felt).
He is now a lovely, happy 8yr old, we have a great relationship. We always have really, he's always been a lovely boy with just the odd behaviour blip, which I have handled very badly.
But am a haunted that I could say such a terrible thing.
I asked him if he remembered anything like that being said afew weeks ago and he said he couldn't.
I'm afriad that this will have left a long term effect on him and a belief that he's not really loved or wanted.
Why did I do such a terrible thing?
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I said a terrible thing to my son.
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AnnBoleyn · 24/07/2008 16:32
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