sorry, just needed to download again. Feel v guilty for not coping better, for not being more pateint and caring (ds said "you seem like you don't love me" - probably is, often it's true..) He's not so bad but probably has ADHD which at times I take some comfort from as at least it's some explanation for the stress, the battles, the thick wall impeding communication in this family. Ds had been challneging, arguing, negotaiting, coming back at me on every little thing and I lost it - ended up smacking him (fairly gently) and also tapping him with my (unshod) foot, didn'
t hurt him but he felt so hurt and humilated and I feel like a totally bad parent. I'm normally more controlled, have v rarely smacked him - mamy only a few times in his whole life tho disagree with corporal punishment in theroy I've ended up resorting to it
enough said. confession over. feeling very soory for myself and even more so for ds. I wish i was better at being a parent. Anyone else more or less alone with SEN along with partner? my family completely in denial and don't even ask how his tests have gone. I therefore just say "he's fine" when mum asks. She's so emotionally stunted that at her age I don't think there's any hope of getting her on side.
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just lost in with ds - winding up behaviour/ADHD whatever it is v difficult to tolerate but still can't help feeling like TOTALLY CRAP mum and the cause of it all
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MissChief · 02/04/2008 19:58
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