I do feel your pain. Even though I am still married I have felt what you are feeling. It is possible to still love your children and not like them at the same time. My daughter is 27. Just moved out 2 months ago to finish college out if state. My son in 23 and still lives at home. He just got a job one month ago from being unemployed for 2 years because of this damn economy. It was very hard raising them as teenagers. Peers have more influence than we do. I did feel like a single mom because my husband worked 14 hour days. And busy on the weekends. I did most of the parenting. I think I did an okay job. Other adults who meet my kids say what good people they are. It will get better. Our circumstances may be different but close to feeling the same. teenagers are soooo hard. Giving you the chicken neck and rolling their eyes. Being defiant. Rules have changed since I was a teenager. It seems that teens have more rights than the parents. It's very frustrating.
I could go on standing on my soap box, but I will call it quits for now.
Is it normal that I dont like my kids?
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I do feel your pain. Even though I am still married I have felt what you are feeling. It is possible to still love your children and not like them at the same time. My daughter is 27. Just moved out 2 months ago to finish college out if state. My son in 23 and still lives at home. He just got a job one month ago from being unemployed for 2 years because of this damn economy. It was very hard raising them as teenagers. Peers have more influence than we do. I did feel like a single mom because my husband worked 14 hour days. And busy on the weekends. I did most of the parenting. I think I did an okay job. Other adults who meet my kids say what good people they are. It will get better. Our circumstances may be different but close to feeling the same. teenagers are soooo hard. Giving you the chicken neck and rolling their eyes. Being defiant. Rules have changed since I was a teenager. It seems that teens have more rights than the parents. It's very frustrating.
I could go on standing on my soap box, but I will call it quits for now.
Chin up. I feel for you. I know it's hard.