I wanted some advice. I have been dealing with my child who is not sleeping through the night. He’s 8, he has a turbulent relationship with his dad, and for so long it’s just been us, and he has slept in beside me. I have tried lots to get him to sleep in his own bed but in all honesty when it was just us I was often too exhausted and allows him to have the comfort.
I have been working on getting him to sleep in his own bed recently. My partner has been staying fairly consistently for the last few weeks, it’s been a gradual thing we’ve built up to. Every night, when my son wakes up I’ve been putting him back to his own bed. I’m not making much progress but I’m trying.
Tonight, my son came through again, at 2:30. My partner stormed down the stairs saying he would sleep down there. I was going to put my son back to his own bed but my partner took his quilt. Then I heard the tv on, so I went down the stairs to see if he was ok. He was in an awful mood, he told me he wasn’t staying until it’s resolved, that us looking for a house is on pause, then he cam up to my room, where my son was in bed, put the big light on, and got his clothes. I asked him what he was doing and he said “ he’s not sleeping anyway” and went on to tell me his son slept in his own bed at 8 and he won’t be staying until it’s resolved.
I’m really upset by his behaviour which feels out of character and felt quite aggressive. My son is now really upset. And I am at a loss and feel his anger has affected my son negatively.
Am I over reacting?