Malika
Well-Known Member
I am wondering... how do you deal with your difficult child's outbursts? Obviously this will vary according to age (theirs, if not yours ) but still... Sometimes I just get impatient with J's difficultness, sometimes I am more patient and understanding. Everything he says is so intense and dramatic at these moments; at times it wears me down and I think "Oh, for goodness' sake!" (polite version) Tonight before bed (yes, yes, I know, tiredness playing its part), he was protesting about everything - brushing his teeth, having a bath, me saying no to a computer game (I have started letting him play a simple game on the computer, which is probably fatal), you name it - and I was just telling him "Oh come on, J, stop making this ridiculous fuss!" Then when he saw me getting cross, he would start crying and say "So-o-reee, Mummy!" and I would feel like a heel... But really, this endless drama does just get to you at times.
How patient are you in dealing with this kind of stuff?
How patient are you in dealing with this kind of stuff?