2.5 Y/o gone from mummy’s boy to acting like I don’t exist?

[MarsMama17]

My son has recently became a full daddy’s boy. From being strapped to my hip for 2.5 years.

He hardly smiles at me anymore, doesn’t get excited when he sees me, runs past me to daddy like I’m a ghost. Which is all completely new to me and even though he was a mummy’s boy he never treated his dad like this.

I know people say it’s normal but I’m finding it very hard to cope with as I’m a stay at home mum. He’s become my whole life really and all of a sudden it feels like I’ve lost our bond.

He’s fully in the terrible twos as well, lots of smacking and throwing which is quite new as well.

Just wondering how I deal with this properly, being a sensitive person I find it hard.

I’m afraid I don’t have any words of wisdom OP except to offer solidarity. Our situations are almost identical except by my DS is slightly closer to 3. I’m a stay at home mum too and for the past week he’s wanted absolutely nothing to do with me except for bedtime. Cries when it’s not his dad in the morning, doesn’t seem to have that ‘spark’ he usually does in our time together and seems to have developed his three-nager personality overnight where everything is a battle. I’m really struggling with this shift in him and trying not to take it personally but it’s so, so hard. I miss my sweet, funny little mummy’s boy.

Hopefully it’s just a phase (as everything else is with them) and maybe just some developmental leap happening behind the scenes. Hoping it improves for you x

@Captain1822 Wow it really does sound exactly the same as my situation. I’m so sorry you’re going through this as well. I know people say not to take it personally but it is hard when you’re in the throes of it all ❤️

I’m trying to see it in a positive light. We have worked hard to raise are littles to be confident and independent from their safety nets (mothers) and that’s what they are doing. It’s hard to let go but I’ve been told by friends they usually do come back closer than ever.

sending hugs!