Ds turned 4 about a month ago. He's getting on every last one of my nerves lately, and I'm even partly dreading the holidays and vacation.
He's always been very emotional and passionate in his reactions to things. The littlest things set him off though, and every single thing we do, even things he asks to do, turn into a meltdown. Nothing will calm him down, and his temper is rather explosive and violent sometimes. He's also very very easily defeated. If he has problems figuring things out or remembering something, he gets mad and quits, saying he can't do it. The most annoying is that he just doesn't seem to listen most of the time. He goes into some sort of deep thought while doing something, and is completely oblivious to anything going on. And the potty training (or lack of it) is getting old too.
I'm feeling guilty about having such a hard time dealing with him. Anytime someone gives me the opportunity to go out without him, I can't leave fast enough.
He's always been very emotional and passionate in his reactions to things. The littlest things set him off though, and every single thing we do, even things he asks to do, turn into a meltdown. Nothing will calm him down, and his temper is rather explosive and violent sometimes. He's also very very easily defeated. If he has problems figuring things out or remembering something, he gets mad and quits, saying he can't do it. The most annoying is that he just doesn't seem to listen most of the time. He goes into some sort of deep thought while doing something, and is completely oblivious to anything going on. And the potty training (or lack of it) is getting old too.
I'm feeling guilty about having such a hard time dealing with him. Anytime someone gives me the opportunity to go out without him, I can't leave fast enough.
there w/ my 3.5yo right now
So I'll chime in instead of starting another similar thread.
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), spraying the kitchen with the kitchen sink sprayer, trying to wipe his own bottom while I nurse DS#2 upstairs (resulting in poop EVERYWHERE), running his own bath 
, pouring pasta all over the kitchen, pulling everything out of the kitchen cupboards to use them as drums, etc. etc. He wants to do all the dangerous messy stuff "by himself", but refuses to do any of the remotely helpful things (like getting pj's on, brushing teeth, getting in the car) by himself. 
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: So glad to hear that's it's normal and will end and it's not just me. Cause misery really does love company. 
: Everyone, hurry and buy stock in Bailey's. 
