My youngest, almost 2, is a lovely boy. He's bright and funny and cute.
I know this stage, I've been here before, I know it will pass...but I'm struggling to cope. I'm a SAHM so he's with me 98% of the time.
He'll spend time in the garden with me, we go for walks along the field behind our house, play at the park.
But when at home he's just never content, I'll sit and play with him but if I need to get anything done he'll follow me and whine and cry.
He'll refuse to eat what I offer for lunch/dinner, then shortly after cry and complain he wants food, i offer fruit which he'll accept most of the time but some days it means he's mainly just eating bananas, oranges and kiwis. He seems insatiable but won't eat proper meals.
He just seems quite intense lately, having full blown meltdowns when he's told no, he did go through a stage of hitting/biting (no one hits in this house) but stopped that now. Some days I just can't cope with the intensity and feel like running away.
I must add, life is stressful right now, we have no money (partner has been waiting for dbs for 3 months to start a new job), I'm studying for a degree and struggle to find time to do it and I can't go get a job cause I can't afford childcare for my youngest and don't have family support.
With the general stresses, having a whiney toddler feels like the straw that broke the camels back.