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Feeling like a failure

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Plushpudd · 11/05/2024 19:45

I’m sorry, I know that I caused this myself but I just feel so shit about myself right now.
I was out shopping earlier and my DS was a pain. He was sitting in the trolley but agitated so I gave him with water bottle to hold on to, which he kept dropping multiple times. He dropped it, but didn’t throw it, but I should have taken it off him at that stage but I was hoping to avoid a tantrum.
At some stage DS threw the bottle though and hit a man who was just walking past us . I was totally embarrassed because this was obviously and without discussion my fault and I apologised immediately. I understand why he would have been annoyed but I did hear him calling my DS a little shit and walking on. I did apologise again but he didn’t turn around and just ignored me.
I felt so frustrated at that moment because I’m sure that DS hadn’t wanted to hurt anyone and I immediately told him that he had done a bad thing and I took the bottle away.

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Overthebow · 11/05/2024 19:48

how old is your ds? There’s a difference between a 1 year old doing it in which case it’s just something that happens, and a 5 year old who really should know better.

Dapplegreymare · 11/05/2024 19:49

You apologised, there really isn’t much more you can do and accidents happen. Flowers

VeneziaJ · 11/05/2024 19:51

I would have lost it with anyone calling a child I was with a little shit! We all loose our rag sometimes but if you had apologised then that should have been the end of it! Even if he thought it he should not have said it!

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