DS2 driving me crackers! Don't judge me..

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Ok, so I have 2 DS (age 10 and 8). Both are wonderful, amazing boys.

I love them both with all my heart.

But.. DS2 annoys me so so much. I feel so bad writing this, and I don't show it to him (obviously), but he drives me insane. He constantly tells long, v boring stories in a monotonous squeeky voice. He wines all the time. Constantly. About everything. He's super clingy. He hates doing anything new. He constantly puts on a baby voice. I know it sounds awful but I don't enjoy being around him :( I like tucking him in at night and reading him a story, but even that's a struggle as he won't read any of the book himself and when he does he reads soooooo slowly and will not speak on his normal voice, has to put on accents or speak like a dog or something.

I love him so so so much. He's so kind, caring, thoughtful and tries v hard at school. We got a lovely school report. But I don't like being around him as he's so draining, whiny, clingy and needy.

Anyone been through this and have any advice.

Please don't judge me. I love him with all my heart and I don't want to feel.like this.

Just say to him
I'd love to listen to your story but I'd prefer it if you told it to me in your normal voice

Every time he whines
Say
If you would like some thing don't use a whiny voice as it will be an instant no!

Keep going infinity

Has he always been this way OP or is it a new thing? Just wondering if you can grit your teeth through a phase or if it's his personality. Also wondering if he would be less needy and attention seeking if you did a love bomb type thing. I do find my DC really ramp up their neediness when I'm distracted.

Yes agree with pp, he is old enough to understand- any SEN out if interest?

I do think the 6-9 age is an age if talking alot about things that are boring to us so some of it you just have to listen to and show interest. But the voices you can stop. Also if you're reading a story I'm not sure why he needs to read any of it?

It's a strange age though that's for sure!

Just say you can't understand him when he talks like that.

Been there op.

Meant to add, what do you currently do when he puts on baby voice? My ds6 does this sometimes, we tell him when hes ready to use his proper voice and ask again. We do do silly voices for stories though.

Our children (and grandchildren) all learned that I have spells of total deafness accompanied by a blind eye . Certain tones of voice, levels of decibels and strings of words are completely inaudible , and make the speaker turn invisible.