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Bad Parent - I just want to give up

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WinkyWinkola · 25/04/2008 07:58

I want to send DS to nursery five afternoons a week. He's just 3. He currently goes three afternoons a week. He loves it there.

But he's driving me absolutely mad. I cannot stand the constant shouting and screaming every time I ask him to do something or I say no to something. It's pretty much all day.

DH loves going to work on a Monday morning to get away from it.

He's been difficult since he was about 20 months old. Constant drama, shouting, a fuss about everything from cleaning his teeth to sitting down for supper. I'm tired of the battles. If I don't do anything, then we won't be able to do anything, go anywhere... . .

Yes, he's three. Yes, it's typical of a child. I am past caring. I am just not cut out to be the parent he needs. Right now I don't to see him, touch him or talk to him. I feel pretty desperate and miserable that I'm clearly not doing a good job.

Poor poor me.

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jabberwocky · 26/04/2008 19:20

DS1 went from being merely time-consuming to an absolute horror when he turned 3. At 4 1/2 he is to get better. I put him in pre-school 5 days a week and it's the only way our family survived!

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