Dislike my child

[johanna1983]

Hello.
Is it normal to feel irritated by my child sometimes? I love him dearly, but the more and more time I spend with him, the less I enjoy being around him.

My son is 10. He's not a bad person, I just find that he is driving me up the wall lately.

He constantly says he's bored. He's an only child so he expects me (and my husband) to entertain him all day long. ALL DAY LONG! It's exhausting. And it makes me not like him sometimes. Then I feel terribly guilty for feeling irritated with him.

Anyone dislike their children sometimes? Please tell me I'm normal.

Yes it's normal and he is normal. He's 10 and has been cut off from his friends and activities.

I think what you describe is totally normal, from both of you?

Could you come up other a plan of what to do when he says he's bored?

You could suggest a really menial task like emptying the dishwasher or hoovering the lounge each time until he gets the hint that he might need to be a bit more resourceful and not rely on you for entertainment.

One summer we did and activity jar which was full of suggestions of things to do. We all got to put things onto the jar but o put the most ideas in. Things like do a 10 minute workout, bake a cake, make a short film etc. The idea is that when he's feeling bored, he can go to the jar and pick one out, he has to do it though and not bother you

I feel the same, my Son is 11 and with school and lots of football training throughout the week we never had that much time together. Now we do ive noticed how anoying he is. With the silly voices all the time and being overly sarcastic and going through things over and over again! Arghhh... rant over :)