how do you cope when your children are horrible to you

[nailpolish]

ive just put dd's down for their nap. dd1 (2yrs 11mths) still wears a nappy when she has her afternoon nap, i was putting it on her while she was lying on her bed, she said "look mummy" lifted her hips and pee-ed all over me, thinking it was funny

it wasnt an accident, she should have told me she was needing a pee, but thought she would just piss all over my arm instead and laugh

she is being quite horrible these days to her 11mths old sister too, if i am out of the room she will jump on her and squash her

just having a bad day

I find telling them how horrible they are being and that it hurts my feelings helps me a bit.

it does a bit MI but sometimes it makes it worse because she will jsut laugh

Oh bugger. I do know what it feels like, I'm so sorry. Both my two can be awful and I feel picked on.

i tell her not to be horrible to her sister, that jumping on her is sore and hurts, that it makes her sister cry

she says sorry always, but with a smirk

i dont think she quite understands about others peoples pain and feelings, but she must do a bit

Is she at nursery or anything? Sounds like she needs to be somewhere that uses her energies for jumping in a more exhausting manner.

I wouldnt say she was being horrible, jsut testing those boundaries. good luck.

cx

p.s. remember they dont understand fully just yet. xx

yes, MI and thank god for it

she goes to playgroup 3 mornings a week (soon be 5 when she is 3)

i repeat - thank god!

just want some advice on coping strategies (or am i searching for something that doesnt exist)

Have you tried peeing on her?

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yes ive said that and it does work sometimes dior

its probably just her age

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LOL Pablopatito. I'm not sure that was quite the advice nailpolish had in mind. Sympathies nailpolish btw. No advice but know how it feels. One of my sons got so mad at me at about that age that he deliberately pooed on the floor...