Here we go again.
The 7 year old went to bed late. Not sure what time he finally went to sleep.ut it was closer too 11pm than anything else.
So he’s knackered this morning. And when he’s knackered he’s vile. Well , he’s vile a lot of the time but particularly when he’s tired. He has been up for about 30 minutes. He has informed us all that he hates us, he has screamed and thrown things. He has ignored clear, straight forward instructions such as put your trousers on and get off the sofa. He has screamed at me repeatedly and then taken to breathing in his 3 year old brother’s face, which resulted in said brother hitting him, so the 7 year old then becomes the victim.
It is exhausting, and it’s non-stop.
We have threatened him with loss of Mario Kart, which resulted in him screaming obscenities at us, which lost him Mario, which resulted in abuse… It’s a vicious circle and I’m not sure it achieves anything. I am trying to remember love bombing, to always tell him how sorry I am that he is feeling the way he does, that I’m sorry he is so angry, but to be honest, sometimes I just want to shout because he is so horrible. I know he can’t help it, I know it’s the ODD and the ASD but urg, I’m sick of it. I’m sick of everything being such a battle and a constant argument.
Ah well, off we go…
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