4-year old's disagreeable disposition

[Tam]

I have a precious little four-year-old boy that I love with all my heart. Most of the time he's pleasant and sweet, but here lately, he is mean-tempered, especially in the mornings. It's like he gets up on the wrong side of the bed EVERY morning. He and his 11-year old sister fuss and fight almost constantly and it is always he that starts the fuss.

I am so ashamed to say this, but he gets on my nerves! I actually look foraward to next year when he will go to school. Ain't that awful? I never felt this way with my daughter, but I just get so tired of him being so disagreeable. He can turn around and be so sweet I could eat him up, but how do I get him to stay sweet?

Any advice? I feel sorry for my daughter because he just antagonizes her. I think maybe they've just had too much together time with her out of school. We live in a very rural area, so the chance of him playing with a neighbor occasionally is not an option.

Tam it's normal to feel like that sometimes! Don't feel bad.

the Lord knows I have snapped at my kids a fair few times over the same issues lately and DD and DS both have occasions where they get up from their nap on the wrong side of the bed.

Sometimes I think it's because they need the stimulation of school but yes they have also been bickering constantly and sometimes I do think they are doing it to annoy me because one will begin an argument and then look to see my reaction and then go back to it... (Devious LOL)

ha ha you know what, yesterday I made the kids sandwhiches and I went to the pantry to get myself a chocolate and DS walked up and asked me "What you eating?" I said "NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS, go back and eat your sandwhiches"

I wanted to eat something without a question about what it was, can I have some, can I have one, why can't I have one.

Allthough situations may vary, every mother cries out BEAM ME UP SCOTTY sometimes and kids are just like everyone else on the planet having the potential to get on our nerves just as much as our neighbour or friend will... (and just as much as we in turn get on other peoples nerves LOL)... doesn't make it unusual or anything to feel bad about :wink:

As long as you all know you love each other