need some wise words . I find my DD2 so difficult to get on with. She can be snarely, nothing ever good enough, eyes shoot to top of head when i ask her to help in the house ( i am talking hoovering room, emptying dishwasher etc). Quite nasty to younger siblings.
My husband works away, as soon as he returns she is all sweetness and light. I feel sad, as i am very close to her older sister. I don't compare my children as i know from my own childhood how hard that can be. ,! She is a very intelligent girl and know she gets bored easily. I have tried to spend time with her on her own, but even that is difficult.
Is it hormones, boredom, pushing boundaries, me
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kilmuir · 29/07/2012 15:38
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