Am I doing something wrong??

[ailso]

My DH is away on business at the mo' and I've been on my own with my DD (2.5yrs) for just over a week now. Over the past 3 days, she's started exhibiting the worst behaviour ever - throwing screaming tantrums, smacking me and throwing things around, really aggressive stuff for, sometimes, silly reasons. Keep thinking I must be doing something wrong and feel a bit of a failure at the mo'. I sometimes feel like my DH doesn't even like me. Anyone else experienced this?

I'd say that she's missing Daddy.

DD has a temper at the best of times, but when she is blue, and if she senses that I'm low, then it gets 10x worse.

Also, if DD's diet goes downhill then I notice a big change in her, and when I'm by myself, she is more likely to have processed foods etc.

It doesn't sound like you're doing anything wrong, just that you're tired and a bit stressed, and she's picking up on it.

xxxxx

Sounds fairly par for the course with your dd tbh. Ds was a monster at this age. Try and keep calm around it if you can. Any friends you can go out with so you can chat with them while keeping an eye?

I agree with flamesparrow...

Missing daddy, diet changes, sensing your discouragement. Wish I could offer more helpful solutions but I can certainly offer a sympathetic ear. My DH is away often and DD is really out of control this time. It becomes harder and herder to remember that she is only 6 and just misses her daddy and our normal routine.

How long is your DH away forÉ

harder and harder even!

I am not sure that I understand what you mean about your DH not even likng you.

I often feel abandoned when DH is gone and that he gets to live it up without the hastles of family life. Lie ins; coffee and the paper at Starbucks; movies and other nights out. I get loneliness and 3 children to manage all by myself in a city that is unfamiliar to me...

Have you spoken to your DH about your feelingsÉ

(DS2 has changed the language on our computer so I cannot find the question mark...)

Oops! Typo. I meant that I wasn't sure that my DD liked me! Just got her back from nursery this evening and they said she had a major tantrum there so it's not just me! I think you folks are right - I think she's beginning to think that daddy is not coming back. He IS back on Friday - boy, am I looking forward to that!