She is 4 and in Reception. She was difficult and argumentative with me all evening. She lied to me, shouted at me, refused to listen to me etc. I was on edge too for some reason. Anyway, we clashed badly, which is out of character for us because we actually get on very well most of the time. I handled her behaviour very badly I think.
So at bedtime I was putting DD2 (6months), who was already asleep, in her cot. DD1 wouldn't leave DD2 alone - kept trying to kiss her and poking her hand into the cot to ruffle DD2's hair, ignoring my repeated requests to leave her alone. DD2 began to stir and DD1 looked at me with a glint in her eye and said "DD2's waking up mummy, it wasn't me." She still refused to move away from the cot - it was one of those "move" "no" "move" "no" "move" "no" situations.
I'm afraid I lost the plot here, I pushed her away from the cot by her shoulder then dragged her out of the room and I know I did it far too roughly, too angrily. She wasnt physically hurt by it but full meltdown ensued, and she had to be forcibly carried by DH (but not roughly) to her own room.
We had such a shitty evening and I feel like a shitty parent.
