I feel I need to preface this post with a "I love my daughter. Truly I do." because I truly, truly do. She is many things and I probably talk more about her in the negative than I do in the positive, and not acknowledge all her wonderful achievements and sweet moments. However, this whole week her behaviour has been hostile and there have been plenty of displays of ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder).
Take this following statement as an example. She was playing with the boys when she looked across the room at me and just randomly said out loud.
Milly: Mum, when I'm a parent I'm going to set you on fire.
Or what about this exchange with Henry. They were playing together and she was dominating and wanting to control the game.
Henry: Stop bossing me around Milly. You're not my mum.
Milly: Well, I'm going to get a knife and stab you.
(at which point I sent her to her room for threatening violence)
I know it's been a big week for her. Her first full week of being back at school, a new teacher, a new classroom, some new classmates - lots of changes for her to adjust to. So I'm willing to forgive and forget. But I'm still sleeping with one eye open and Henry might just be doing the same.
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