This is such a small problem but it has really begun to upset me. Dd2 has stopped saying goodbye to me when I go to work or hello when I get home. She totally ignores me as soon as J (childminder) arrives and doesn't speak to me for about half an hour when I get home from work. I work part time until 2.30 most days and get home in time to walk to school with dd2 to collect dd1.
I didn't particularly feel like coming to work today (beautiful sunny day, tricky day at work) and it really got to me when she refused to even look at me when I said goodbye and shook her head when I asked for a cuddle. I kissed the top of her head goodbye and she grunted crossly and pushed me away .
She is normally such a chatty little thing. I somehow feel she is 'punishing' me for going to work and can't help thinking that maybe at 2.5 she is too old to be left at home with a childminder and should be at nursery or pre-school. Any child psychologists out there ?
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Dd2 doesn't say goodbye to me anymore - a bit pathetic of me I know
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Enid · 10/05/2005 13:25
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