You don't care about me mum

[ConfusedMumHere]

Not really AIBU.. but Posting for traffic!

My DS (just turned 6) has had the odd melt down in recent months (and one tonight), where he comes out with all this stuff along the lines 'you don't listen to me', 'you don't care about me', 'you don't love me as much as my brother', 'your mean to me', 'you don't understand my life'.

Now firstly - none of this could be further from the truth! DS is amazing! I love him to the moon and back and more! He (and my husband and other DS) mean the world to me and I love both my DS with equal measure

Secondly - I'm really not mean! I'm quite a nice mummy! DS is very lucky really as my hubby and I have a good relationship, DS gets all he needs (but hopefully not spoilt), and he goes to a lovely school and is well looked after by me, hubby and teachers!

Now thirdly- I thought all this stuff was meant to come out when DCs are in their teens(? Right?) not age 6 (just!) ?? I remember similar feelings and saying similar things to my mother (although based on facts! And true!) when I was 14, not 6?

What am I doing wrong??? I am really really really trying to b the best mum I can be, but it's not feeling like it's working!!

I get a lot of Kevin and Perry style attitude from my 5 nearly 6 year old ds. This is sooo unfair on me is a regular statement...usually when I stop him from doing something that is dangerously or will hurt him. A lot of eye rolls and tuts too.

Or lately, including once in the middle of Tesco recently, he says while throwing himself on the floor...you've just died me! Wtf! Tonight because I said he couldn't do something (again, for his own safety) he said that he would just like down on the floor and die!

Other times he is extremely lovely...just as well 🙈🙈

Lie not like!

He also tells me a lot, if he isn't getting his own way (for good reason) that I'm not his best friend anymore. I also get a lot of...who cares, or, I don't care!