Over the last few weeks I’ve been feeling really guilty about how short tempered and frustrated I have been getting around DD. She’s 2 and a half and really is the love and light of my life, but at the minute she’s very much “no” to everything - eating breakfast, getting dressed, brushing teeth, going to the car, tidying up, I could go on and on. She tells me and DH to leave her alone or go away, says she doesn’t want to do XYZ, I feel like I spend most of my time negotiating or dealing with temper tantrums!
I’m hoping it’s just a phase and she will grow out of it but I feel dreadful because I have been a bit snappy with her. I can remember my mum always seeming snappy and frustrated with me growing up and it used to really upset me. I always apologise to her if I’ve snapped and give her a cuddle but it makes me feel so guilty. I keep trying to remind myself that she’s not doing it on purpose and in retrospect I think why did it upset me so much? They’re such small things. I just get very overwhelmed and frustrated and feel like I need some advice on staying calm and not letting it get to me.