I've got 3 boys, age 7 (8 in a few weeks), 5 and 3 and my 5 and 3 yr olds are litte s**ts most of the time. Especially when they're over tired.
My 3yr old picks up ALOT of bad habits off my 5yr old. Both 3 and 5 yrs olds have lost their favourite teddies, and wont be getting them back until they behave. Today my 3yr old shouted at me as we walked home from school. He went straight into the naughty corner as soon as we got in.
My 5 yr old just does not listen to anything I tell him. He screams when I tell him off, so I end up putting him in the naughty corner for screaming. Hes also been grounded from going to Taekeondo lessons for a month until he starts to listen.
My 7 yr old sits and cries because he has sensitive hearing and cant stand all the noise and shouting. He has earplugs. lol
Then my Husband comes in from work, moans at me because im moaning at him because they've been so naughty!
And dont even get me started on meal times....we always eat at the dinner table, Me and the boys, then Husband eats later as he gets in at 6.30. My 5 yr old is HORRENDOUS at eating anything soft. He gags. So spends the whole meal time gagging. Then my 3yr old follows suit....Mealtimes are a battle, and I dread them every day. No wonder I became anorexic a couple of years ago....
Sometimes it feels like we're on our own. When in reality, there are thousands of other parents going through exactly the same things at exactly the same times! lol
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