My son has always had a bad temper and gets angry. People joke and say “its a ginger haired feiry temper thing” but the way he acts when angry doesnt seem right. An example is his brother went in a little boys house who they are both friends with and lives across the road and he got mad about not been invited but he stayed in his room and didnt go out with his brother in the first place so of course he didnt get invited. He started screaming at me “I WANT A DART BOARD I WANT ONE” shouting about how he wants to get a photo of that boy and his mum and put it on a dart board and throw darts at it and talking very morbid and violent. He has anger outbursts like this and then will just sit crying and sobbing. He often laughs about random things but some of the things he comes out with can be violent mentioning of fire and things like that but most of the time he is a lovely boy its mainly when he gets mad. He has been getting therapy at school and they let him sit in the heads office and they give him stress toys. We have always suspected ADHD with him and maybe Aspegers but diagnosis is hard. School have even praised me for being a good parent and know i try my best with him but his behaviour has got worse and mood swings have arised. He always cries and says he misses his dad who I split up with when he was 4. This probably made him emotional and have behavioural problems growing up. I myself have bipolar so I hope he doesnt take after me. He is a very shy and withdrawn boy but when he gets to know people is hyperactive and sometimes comes out with the craziest random things.
My poor Tobs does suffer, I do try my best. Its been hard been a single mum and his relationship with his stepdad has been rocky as me and him have been on and off together for a few years but we are trying to create a stable environment now and have a good relationship. He gets angry when stepdad sets rules though and says your not my dad you cant tell me what to do as his stepdad makes him do chores sometimes like helping cut the bush in the front garden or painting shelves for the bedrooms.
Does anybody else have problems like this with preteens? He has just turned 10