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is it normal to feel differently

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blushingm · 04/05/2011 21:35

towards your dc?

I do Blush

I adore dd (she's alsmost 5) - I enjoy almost everything about her. Yet with ds (he's 9) I don't feel anywhere near as strongly

I feel i know dd inside out but ds is still a mystery

does anyone understand this?? According to dh it's very obvious that I treat them very differently

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quickchat · 04/05/2011 21:51

I worry I will get this way.

I adored DS (nrly 4) right up until recently, possibly 6-8 months ago. His sister is now 16.5 months.

He is very jealous of her especially with her clinginess with DH.

Anyway he is very annoying alot of the time and I feel every day is a challange not to completely loose it with him.

Im now convinced he notices how DH and I are all ooh's and ahh's with our DD and constantly giving him a row for something or other. It has totally changed our little boy into a PITA Sad. Understandably though. It's only just starting to dawn on me though Blush.

I think they act up and try to push your buttons and be annoying when they are threatened. Is there a possibility this might stem from when your DD came along? Which came first, the chicken or the egg, IYSWIM!

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blushingm · 04/05/2011 22:06

thanks quickchat for beong so honest

i think i have always had a bond with dd from the minute she was born but with ds it just never happened Sad

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