I am absolutely at the end of my tether today with my son aged 9. I feel like he is behaving like a spoiled brat but would appreciate some impartial opinions! So, this morning my husband was saying about how he wanted to go out etc. I said I was hoping to have a day at home as I had so much sorting, cleaning etc to do and we'd been out in the sun all day yesterday. But I said to husband he could go out (even though I could do with some help really but never mind)! Husband said he was going to the beach to look for fossils (his hobby). He asked our son (half-heartedly 🤣) if he wanted to go. Son said no. I said to son that if he doesn't go with dad to the beach then it is a home/garden/entertain yourself kind of day as mummy (me!) has lots to do. Before h left I asked him to get a few bits for me from the shop. Son wanted twister lollies so I put those on the list. H came back. There were no twister lollies but he bought some lovely choc cones instead. Son tried one, didn't like it. He then randomly started moaning about how we haven't got a pet and he wants one. For various reasons, mainly due to my pet hair allergy, we can't have a pet. We've had fish before but son paid no attention to them (surprise, surprise)! I said we've been through this loads and it's upsetting that you won't take no for an answer. I offered to take son for an ice cream down the seafront but he was then moody and said no. Fine I said. One of the big jobs I had to do today was clear up tons and I mean tons of lego from the living room floor. The carpet in there hadn't been hoovered for 2 weeks due to this lego and I said to my son, very clearly that it needed yo go away today and he should help me. He carried on playing on his IPAD so I just put it away. Anyway, 2 hours or so later he's going absolutely mental at me saying I've broken up his lego models and as a result have pretty much ruined his life!! Bear in mind the child has a playroom next to the lounge where he could set up his lego but he proceeds to drag it into the lounge which is the one room I like to keep toy free wherever possible. At another point this afternoon he also started saying how he wanted me to now take him down the seafront to the 'candy shop'. I said no as you've got plenty of sweets and my offer was for an ice cream before. So that was another huff! Honestly, I find it upsetting. I do everything for this family and i work but it's never enough. Son sees me as the boring one I think as I do 99% of all the cleaning, sorting, life responsibility stuff whereas husband, if he has a day off, will say come on let's go down the seafront and blow £50 on crap. Son now only really enjoys days out that involve considerable cost which of course is difficult in a 6 week break! My aIBu is am I being unreasonable expecting son to be able to cope with days when we are not pandering to his every need! Thanks for reading x