Hi firstly I'd like to say I am suffering post Partum anxiety and stress so how I feel may be exacerbated.
My nearly 5 year old daughter is away camping with DH this weekend. On both occasions there have been to FaceTime she has point blanked refused to speak to me and given a hellava lot of attitude in the way she has verbalised this.
Firstly I'm gutted! I do everything for that child. I prepared all the fun stuff for her to take, then dad gets to go have all the fun.
Secondly how do I react to this. I'm torn between ignore it she's a child and on the other hand I want to make her realise her actions affect others. I do feel her behaviour is basic bad manners.
I don't want to teach her she has to be made to talk to someone she doesn't want to but similarly she can't be rude, and should learn if she doesn't treat people kindly they won't treat her nicely in return (of course the reality is she's my child, I'll always treat her kindly, and I have to put a brave face on how I feel and not project onto her)
Sorry it is a bit rambling. Any advice?