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My 6 year old hates me

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mrssoap · 16/11/2019 21:10

My son doesn't like me. Up until he was about 5 he was so loving and sweet, but now he literally acts like he is fed up of me, he doesn't enjoy being around me. If I ask him what he wants for breakfast he rolls his eyes and snaps at me. If I ask if he's had a good day he will do the same or just ignore me.

Tonight he actually told me he's fed up of me, so I told him that him saying that hurt my feelings and he said he didn't care and walked off.

He very rarely shows me any affection. Occasionally he will give me a kiss and a cuddle before school, or before bed, but other than that he acts like he hates me.

He doesn't appear to enjoy spending time with me either. My heart is just breaking as I type this. I love him of course, more than anything and while I'm not a perfect mum I certainly don't think I'm awful.

I'm a single mum, with 3 other children so he probably doesn't get as much 1-1 as I'd like.
I feel like I need to make more effort just the 2 of us, but I've suggested it and he said it sounds boring.

Has anyone got any advice? I'm sat here crying because he looks at me like he really does hate me.

OP posts:
Hecateh · 16/11/2019 21:37

What is his position within the 3?

mrssoap · 16/11/2019 21:49

He's my second child of 4,

OP posts:
PicsInRed · 20/11/2019 18:29

Has he recently made new friends, a new influence? I find I sometimes need to reinforce our own family values when new friends with "varied" disrespectful values are made.

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