I have 4 children - I think my 4th may well be the one who breaks me

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I don't want to be a parent any more

[fed up]

What's up?

No 6 broke me. I have gone grey in the year and a half she has been here.

Was vaguely thinking about having a 4th this morning.

Will stop right now.

she is 6

she is the only girl

she is remarkably difficult in everything it seems

opinionated, loud, not easily managed, own point of view about everything

bit like me really, but on me it's cute

she has been sent to bed for the 5th occasion of not listening, not doing what she's asked and talking back - she is wailing (she was warned)

I'm just fed up I think

I only have 2 - 1 of each. DD is definitely the hardest of the 2, DS is good as gold compared to her. DD is only 2+8 but is VERY opinionated and hates not getting her own way no matter what

I've taken to having tantrums alongside her in the shopping centre, it draws a giggle from the audience of tutting parents and most often she'll get up and tell me I'm doing it wrong!

I am thinking about having my first, and a week of being on here is seriously making me think a second dog would be a better option...

Dd2 broke me, but then I had Ds and he put me back together

Activate - those qualities will do her very well as an adult

I'd tell you tomorrow is another day, but in your case, like mine, that is not necessarily something to look forward to.

Console yourself with the fact that it is very nearly bedtime.

Yes girls are definately more hard work than boys.I have 3 girls and 2 boys :)

Number 3 is killing me (the dd)
number 4 is what has kept me sane. giggliy placid little chap

Like you I keep saying her traist will stand her in good stead. she was born prem and we swear it was her indomitable spirit that means shes here today

Activate - I feel your pain - I have three boys and an almost 6 year old girl. Her elder brother gives me a run for my money, but she is a pro at pushing exactly the right buttons to send me into orbit.

I'm saving up for boarding school

I thought I was being gender-ist (sexist) in finding her so difficult in compairson to the boys

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Don't say it's number 4 that's broken you! DC4 is due in 9 days!

ds almost broke me, he is dc1.

I have a 15 week old dd who is a piece of piss in comparison. She will remain that way.

I have 2 stepdaughters and one stepson, and its definately the girls who cause the most grief.. they are all in their 20's now, and still the grief goes on.... stepson on the other hand is no trouble..

No's 1&2 broke me (twins) and now I'm pregnant with No.3. I anticipate complete emotional and physical armageddon in three month's time.

Girls are very difficult around age 6. I have 4 of them (and actually DC4 was my 'worst') and they all gave me the impression they were locked in a deathly power struggle with me from age 5 to 7.

They do grow out of fit, and from age 7 to 11ish all will be fairly nice, until the preteen eyerolling and general cockiness begins, after which it's all downhill until 19.

DS on the other hand was very meek and no trouble at all.

My number 4 is a complete delight. Ime they all go through difficult and easy phases, just not at the same time. I'm certain that dd3 will have trickier moments as have all her siblings.

Mathanxiety-thank you for that. Thought it was just me that had a handful of a 6 year old, reasonable 9 year old (except for getting out of bed of a morning) and eye-rolling, hair- tossing, door-slamming nightmare of an 11 year old. I love my girls but they may break me yet.

I only have the one and I'm done in.

My number 4 ds (autism) was a nightmare. Number 5 now7 though has attitude like no child I have experienced and whilst she is infuriating she is hugely entertaining at the same time

I have 4 (two boys two girls) and I have to say it was my eldest DD who drove me NUTS ..especially between the age 5-10. She was frankly hideous.. stroppy,opinionated, challenging every thing I did or said.. there were many times when I could have cheerfully sold her....

She's nearly 19 now.. and that stroppy opinionated child has grown into a ..stroppy, opinionated and FANTASTIC young woman. Her sheer determination has got her where she has always wanted to be..medical school to be a doctor. She's the most caring and considerate of my children:) Her strong personality has become a real asset in channeling her desire to do well (at school) and achieve.

My much more laid bad other children are a lot harde to motivate, and my DS1 in particular who was an easy little boy, is currently at 17, a right pain in the bum!!

Hang in there....:)