Hello All,
Need a little vent and just wondering if anyone has shared my experience of parenting. I've got three DC...8, 5, 3. They are all bright, healthy and kind hearted (most of the time). However, I've always felt that my children are just a bit MORE difficult than other children. When I say that I mean that they seem to be MORE stubborn, MORE willful, MORE active, MORE excitable, MORE argumentative than other kids. At first I thought it was just me but after going to countless activities, playgroups, mothers groups etc. I feel like I can be objective about the fact that my children are just harder to parent than other kids. For example, when they were toddlers, in playgroups everyone elses children would sit and participate in the songs or stories in their mummies laps; mine will be trying to run away or climb things or trying to open the door to leave. When taking them to a siblings sport or afterschool activity, other siblings are content to sit with mummy and play with toys whilst mine are wandering or climbing chairs etc. They constantly seem to be squabbling, falling down, knocking things over, asking for things etc. whereas other people's children seem to be content just to tag along with mum and brothers or sisters. I don't think they MEAN to be naughty. They are not hyperactive as they are perfectly capable of participating in quiet, focused activities if they have the will to do so but I just feel that they are about as hyper (for lack of a better word) as you can get within the normal 'spectrum'. Anyone else have kids like mine or am I totally alone on this?