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AIBU to want to swap my DD for a nicer one?

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FooFighter99 · 03/09/2017 15:12

Obviously being lighthearted but she's recently turned into an obnoxious she-devil who can't help answering back, being belligerent and generally making me want to run away from home.

She's 5.

Thank god she's back in school on Tuesday!!

I can't deal wth the tantrums and backchatting and snide smile when I tell her off Angry no one warned me 5 was the new 16!

Please, send help!

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MovingOnUpMovingOnOut · 03/09/2017 15:14

5? You've had a good run!

Yanbu.

MrsDc7 · 03/09/2017 15:15

Yanbu... I have the male version

AragornsManlyStubble · 03/09/2017 15:16

Are you me?? Mine has definitely been swapped, she's horrible at the moment. Goodness I love her but she's hideous.

Wanderlust1984 · 03/09/2017 15:16

YANBU, look into boarding schools Grin

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FooFighter99 · 03/09/2017 15:16

I just don't know what's got in to her recently. She's horrible.

She's usually my favourite person in the whole world. What the hell happened to my sweet little angel? 😭

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Original poster
FooFighter99 · 03/09/2017 15:17

Boarding school might be beyond our financial capabilities. Might pack her off to Grandmas or my brothers for a week (year) or 2....

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NicolasFlamel · 03/09/2017 15:26

I want to swap mine today. He's nearly five and today we had "I actually hate you!" for the first time ever because he couldn't have a croissant in Asda Confused Don't know where he's got it from but I was hoping he wouldn't hate me until he was a teenager.

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FooFighter99 · 03/09/2017 16:48

I'm so glad it's not just me Smile

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Banania · 03/09/2017 16:51

Mine is being awful today too..i clicked on this thread hoping your dd was 5 too...
Shouting and sulking and issuing ultimations left right and centre only I get to do that!

Bananamama1213 · 03/09/2017 16:55

My 5 year old son is the same at the moment!!!! I can't wait until he's back at school on Wednesday. He's excited to go (I'm more excited than him I think!)

I think he's bored and needs the stimulation of school. He loves it and now he'll be in year 1, it will be a lot more work for him. Woohoo!

maras2 · 03/09/2017 18:12

DD is now 41.However,even now if she mentions getting changed I can't resist the well used response from her childhood 'What,into a nice girl'?
Oh how she laughs (not) Blush Grin

Angelicinnocent · 03/09/2017 18:13

This is why children look so angelic when they sleep. It's to remind us mums that we love them really!

Believeitornot · 03/09/2017 18:14

She's probably tired if anything like mine. We resolve this with early beds which works out well for us as more of an evening plus she wakes up happier of a morning!

Mittens1969 · 03/09/2017 18:15

I know exactly what you mean, OP, my 2 have been very challenging l this last week since we came back from holiday. Constantly arguing with each other and with me. They're 8 and 5. YADNBU!!

BradleyPooper · 03/09/2017 18:15

Signing in with a tantrum from an 8 year old because I said she couldn't have Pringles for lunch... Back to school Wednesday for us, couldn't come soon enough.

Bringmewineandcake · 03/09/2017 18:16

You can have my 4.9 year old...beautiful manners with all adults except me and dh but has not eaten a meal all day without some major dicking about! Angry
There will be Wine after bedtime.

pointythings · 03/09/2017 18:16

They go through stages of being awful. Mine were fab at 2, terrible at 4 DD1 was horrendous at 6, DD2 was dreadful at 9. Teenage years have actually been a piece of cake so far by comparison - they're 14 and 16. This too shall pass. Cake Flowers

Whatsername17 · 03/09/2017 18:18

I feel like my 6 yo hates me. I'm having a bad day.

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FooFighter99 · 04/09/2017 12:26

Ahh fellow stressed/angry parents! I'm so glad I'm not alone in my despair over my horrible DD!

It'll be early to bed again tonight as it's school tomorrow!

She's definitely over-tired as we've been having late nights all week (and most of the summer hols to be honest) and she had a night terror last night which I think was due to tiredness and overheating...

I'm keeping my fingers crossed she returns to her old self after a few days back at school and back in a normal routine Smile

It's too early for Wine so have a Brew instead (for now!)

Don't worry @Whatsername17 your 6 year old doesn't hate you! Hope you're having a better day today

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lozzylizzy · 04/09/2017 12:29

I have a threenager!

bibliomania · 04/09/2017 12:35

Forget the terrible twos, I found 5 the absolute worst stage (so far). Dd is now 9 and I get a bit of attitude, but we can have a proper conversation about it now and it's so much easier.

0htooooodles · 04/09/2017 12:42

My 5.5 year old DD has been horrendous these past six weeks. Answers back, smiles when I say I'm going to do something, slams doors, shouts at a high pitch voice constantly. Oh, she tells me she hates me on a daily basis, and that she wishes it was just her and daddy.

CANNOT wait for her to be back at school tomorrow!

RiversrunWoodville · 04/09/2017 12:45

Yes! Mine turned around 5, unfortunately at 7 she is still the same dd2 is 2 so I still have her although she can have tantrums she's still cute in between

KimmySchmidt1 · 04/09/2017 12:49

have you tried levelling with her and asking her why she has suddenly turned into such an a-hole?

0htooooodles · 04/09/2017 13:07

@kimmyschmidt1 Grin might try that on mine when she gets home

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