[sassafras]

I am reaching out for some comforting words today. I have had a very rough morning and evening with DD. I want to kill her! I already have food locked up because she gets into it. My other kids have to come to me to get a snack and I get it out of the lock box for them because DD steals it and takes it down to her room.



Last night when DD came home from cheerleading the other night I told her I was going on my walk and to eat supper and there was tuna noodle casserole in the fridge. I got home. DS told me he wanted to take a bath. .He came out of the bathroom and said DD had ate nachos and salsa in the tub and had spilled some. I told her to go and clean it up. I told her she was told to eat tuna casserole and she was not to eat in the tub. She knew she just broke the rules. I told her she was grounded today. She got mad.



This morning the other DD goes to get the broom out of the closet and there is an entire plate of nachos in the closet! I asked DD why it was in there? She said she hid it from me last night! I told her she was grounded another day and I was not giving her her phone back because she chose not to follow the rules. The battle was on! She was like I can't believe you are taking my phone. I told her she didn't even attempt to follow the rules so why should she get the same privileges everyone else does? I just don't know what to do anymore! Her room is a pig pen and she does not follow one single rule!



Thanks for letting me vent!

[aMarylandfamily]

There is nothing more frustrating than some of the behaviors you are exhibiting as there really is no reason for them.

Only have a minute here this morning but if you aren't posting on the Special Needs Board - do - many of us have kids with similar (or even worse) behaviors and provide and abundance of ideas, information, support and most of all understanding for each other -

Post your story (ages etc.) and you'll hear from many regulars there for sure (including me later)!

Hang in there -

[momraine]

I have one that drives me nuts too. He hides food, but not for the same reasons. He hates to eat and I have found scary disgusting stuff hidden. Anyway, just wanted to say hang in there. You are not alone. I will sendond Maryland's suggestion, there is an awesome supportive group over on the special needs boards.

[lucyjoy]

Parenting can be very frustrating. I use to lock the freezer, lock the panty and my kids would break the locks. No matter how much food was available, some kids always thought they were starving. I had one kid hide frozen food in a whole in his wall-it was lovely when it thawed and the maggots showed up-yuck.

There are days when parenting just isn't fun.