Today difficult child got upset with her sister because she wouldn't get out of her way in the kitchen, took too long to butter her bread and hand the container to her, and maybe just generally upset that her sister breathes and lives in the same house as the rest of us.
Right before leaving for church, difficult child announces that she will NOT attend the same Sunday School class as her sister. (difficult child is 8th grade, and easy child is 6th grade - and this year they have 6th to 8th grades together. This won't happen again for 2+ years when both are in high school.) I hope I live that long.
I didn't feel well, so husband took everyone to church. Waiting for him to get home and let me know how it went. The sunday school teacher has emailed me at the start off the ss year and told me she was going to tell both girls to "leave their sisterhood" out of the class. Some sundays, even the other students have complained that difficult child should treat easy child with more respect.
I hate this... difficult child is SO competitive when it comes to little sis. If truth be told, difficult child has lots of things going for her in the way of looks, figure, etc... but her negative attitude is a big put off. easy child is shorter, heavier, but has a kind heart and people enjoy being around her. Both are intelligent and above average in many ways, I just can't seem to help difficult child feel better about herself. Her therapist has said that she releases all her hate and bad feelings on people in a way to feel better, but she just keeps filling up with more. I had tried to explain to difficult child that these bad feelings is like having a sore, that she keeps picking the scab off so things won't heel and ends up hurting more.
I am trying to interact with her and show more empathy, but it sure is difficult. KSM
Right before leaving for church, difficult child announces that she will NOT attend the same Sunday School class as her sister. (difficult child is 8th grade, and easy child is 6th grade - and this year they have 6th to 8th grades together. This won't happen again for 2+ years when both are in high school.) I hope I live that long.
I didn't feel well, so husband took everyone to church. Waiting for him to get home and let me know how it went. The sunday school teacher has emailed me at the start off the ss year and told me she was going to tell both girls to "leave their sisterhood" out of the class. Some sundays, even the other students have complained that difficult child should treat easy child with more respect.
I hate this... difficult child is SO competitive when it comes to little sis. If truth be told, difficult child has lots of things going for her in the way of looks, figure, etc... but her negative attitude is a big put off. easy child is shorter, heavier, but has a kind heart and people enjoy being around her. Both are intelligent and above average in many ways, I just can't seem to help difficult child feel better about herself. Her therapist has said that she releases all her hate and bad feelings on people in a way to feel better, but she just keeps filling up with more. I had tried to explain to difficult child that these bad feelings is like having a sore, that she keeps picking the scab off so things won't heel and ends up hurting more.
I am trying to interact with her and show more empathy, but it sure is difficult. KSM