I didn’t think I was an angry person, 3 year old is testing me today!

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Turns out I am! 3 year old DS has really tested my patience all day and I feel like all I’ve done is nag him, raise my voice and, dare I say it, screeched at him. I feel so guilty now and such a failure of a Mum. Thought I was quite a patient person but he really seems to know how to push my buttons! If I can’t cope now how am I ever going to deal with him when he’s a teenager!

Anyone else? Here’s hoping tomorrow is a better day 🤞🏻

My 3 yo was testing my patience yesterday
Everything was a battle and harder than necessary. Bed time was passed to daddy and I sat with my book and a jigsaw for the evening.

The constant battle and noise. She repeated requests like "I want that paw patrol t shirt" for the whole trip to the supermarket followed by "I want my songs on" for the 30 minutes drive home. Destroyed any spoons I had left for the day and I needed to recharge. She very rarely asks for anything in a shop.

An utter delight and didn't everything as asked when asked this morning and we were up and out of the house in 15 minutes!

I hope you have a better day tomorrow and do find some time to reset later x

My three year old had her fingernails in her dad’s eyeballs yesterday in a tantrum about getting out of the bath. Threenagers!

I wouldn't beat yourself up, it's not unusual for a 3 year old to push your buttons and tomorrow is another day.

Thanks everyone! I feel a bit better now. Just hate the days where it feels like a constant battle as you said @Superscientist! Glad you’ve had a better day today! Fingers crossed for me tomorrow.

@Upinthenightagain oh gosh, threenagers indeed!

Three year olds are much harder work than teenagers in my experience OP. You have my sympathies as those days are really really tough

Thanks @SlowlyLurking! Good to know there is potentially a silver lining and teenagers aren’t as bad! This too shall pass 🤞🏻🤞🏻