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Is my child a brat??

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Covidsucks · 25/10/2021 11:26

My 2 year old is going through what I thought was a normal stage of not wanting to dressed/refusing to wear clothes (even when she's chosen them) including shoes.

My DM seems to think this is a massive behavioural issue and tells me I need to nip it in the bud, my approach is to give limited options (this or that) and then if she still refuses I leave her to calm down and eventually we get there, trying to force it does end in an epic tantrum.

My DM brought DD some clothes and shoes and wasnt impressed when DD didn't react in excitement. She then of course refused to try the shoes on and my DM got childish and moaned how much they cost and how she wasn't grateful etc. I tried to explain she's not being ungrateful and that my DM doesn't have to buy stuff for her.

Maybe my DD's behaviour isn't typical and I should be being more strict, my DM has made me feel like she's a brat.
AIBU in this or is my DM?

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Covidsucks · 28/10/2021 16:06

Thank you all for your reassurance that the behaviour is normal!

Wellies seem to be a theme, DD went to nursery a few months back, middle of summer in wellies as that's what she wanted and I didn't have time to argue 🤣

Funnily enough the days she seems to insist on wellies it actually does rain at some point so maybe she knows more than I do haha.

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