Why does being a parent have to be so stressful?! I swear, my kids must totally hate each other, like 99% of the time! And it's mostly Skyler and Dalton. She seems to not be able to stand him, and he seems to enjoy annoying the heck out of her. So, either I try to ignore it and it drives me totally insane with their constant bickering, or I interfere, and then I get even more annoyed, because it's always "his fault/her fault" and I usually feel like a horrible mom for fussing at them. Seriously, just get along for a change!!! lol
Side note: Dalton is adopted. He's been a part of our family since he was 2 months old, and we adopted him at 2.5 yrs old. I sometimes wonder if this is why she is so mean to him. I've never hidden the fact from any of them, as I don't feel it's right to spring it on a child when they are older that they are adopted, and them have feelings that their whole life has been a lie. But sometimes it feels like she hates the fact that I have adopted him. Then again, she has her moments with Ashley as well, but it is never as bad as with Dalton. Deep down I know she loves him, but she truly drives me insane with the almost constant arguing/fighting with him.
"Parenting is the most rewarding thing in the whole world, but it also the one thing that will drive you into an insane asylum or an early grave!!!" - quote by ME
I'm sorry they are fighting all the time Sarah. Maybe you will have to set them down, tell them if they don't stop fighting there will be serious consequences. They are a family, and they have to get along, no ifs ands or buts. If it is that bad, then they need a reality check. Both of them are old enough to understand that it is unacceptable. Kids will fight, but there is a point where it is too much. And that sounds like where you are right now. I am really sorry and I hope you can figure out a way to calm it down some...HUGS
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