All of my other parent friends have always talked about how age 4 is when parenting really turned a corner and became easier/less stressful/etc, but my daughter turned four two months ago and I feel like I'm kicked in the arse every single day.
Tantrums are worse, and over the smallest things (I helped her open the car door when she wanted to do it herself), my solutions are rejected (no, she doesn't want to try again with the door, or to open the door next time, or to have a snack, or to hear me apologize for the door, or to do anything other than scream her head off about the door), and her logic is bonkers ("You didn't let me open the door, so I can't ever open a door again, and I don't love you, and I'm not going to be in this family anymore.") Then, thirty minutes later, it's "I love you so much, mummy, will you be my mum forever?" It's like I'm in an abusive relationship with something the weight of a mid-size terrier.
Is it just me? Just my child? Were all my friends either lying or in denial?