Being a Mum has never come naturally to me. I have a 2 year old little boy. The first 6 months of his life I was plagued with post natal depression and struggled to bond. It didn’t help that he NEVER slept and cried all day (colic and reflux baby). This is no longer an issue, I love my beautiful little toddler more than words could ever describe and every day he makes me laugh or smile in some way or another, they are definitely lots of fun at this age.
But recently in the last few months he is just so, well, naughty!!! Every night at bedtime it’s a screaming match for 2 hours no matter what we do. He will actually scream until he pukes! He fights naps in the day even though he’s unbelievably tired and is then miserable as a result. He throws food across the room that I’ve spent hours preparing. He’ll scream and cry in public after only a short amount of time. Everything is “NO!”. Anything he can destroy- he will. My once nice home now just looks like crap.
Is this the terrible two’s? I have friends with little ones the same age who seem so chilled. He’s always been ‘spirited’ but now it’s just on another level and I am really struggling. I feel guilty even saying this but I think it’s making me not want any more kids?! Someone please tell me it’s a phase...