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Should I be worried

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626q828 · 29/09/2025 20:51

Silly question. I just am such an anxious person and I had PPD with my 2nd baby but so worried my eldest sensed it he was 2

Basically my eldest is 3 , 4 in 2 months and he like says he wants 'boys time' his dad is quite relaxed and explorer so when we go out to forests national trusts etc his dad encourages climbing and exploring and im more anxious. And his dad's made a thing of 'boys time' as our youngest (daughter) who's nearly 2 has just started dancing so I take her to that. I do swimming with my eldest son 1 to 1 but sometimes his dad does so we both get turns

I always say I love you loads throughou5 the day. Recently he'll laugh and say I love 'name' better than you. Could be daddy' baby sis, nanny's or aunty

And I say thats not very nice that makes me sad and he says it again and laughs. Does he do it in a sort of 'wind up' way?

I love him so much and I constantly worry he hates me because im so anxious or because I had baby sister who was a bit of a difficult baby which is why I was depressed.

When he wakes in the night or morning he asks for me, when I do bed time he asks me to get in his bed with him and we cuddle and I think he loves me but I just worry what if he doesnr deep down? I

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Justbecauseyoucandoesntmeanyoushould · 29/09/2025 20:57

He loves you. He's just teasing you. Join in with his joke - tell him you love teddy/Peppa Pig/a cushion best.

LittleMG · 29/09/2025 21:22

He 100% loves you. I’ve got one of these little jokers, they don’t get it. Mine will openly tell my husband (his dad) I love mum more than you. If my husband says I love you he’ll say I love mumma. He laughs he thinks it’s funny but this little boy adores his dad. He’s basically a bad comedian. Don’t worry he loves a lot.

626q828 · 29/09/2025 21:24

Thanks I just worry because of what I said and also because I feel like im boring mum and dad is so fun and relaxed and gives him lots of sweet treats whenever (i try to watch them as hes only young) and I feel like he sees me as boring mum who has to tell him off when he runs off in the shop or tries to pull stuff off the shelf etc

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Dazzlemered · 29/09/2025 22:34

What he said is totally normal, of course he loves you.

Please don’t worry.

ItstheHRTpat · 29/09/2025 22:39

Just reply "I will always love you" and move the conversation on. It might be that he is enjoying getting a reaction

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