My five year old son has been SO emotional the past few days. His mood just flips, he has zero emotional regulation. His father is absent and when he has fits he starts screaming "DADDY!" He has been telling tall tales like.....no one plays with me at the playground and my Mimi screamed at me. I emailed his kindergarten teacher to ask if she has seen any behavioral issues or issues with him experiencing bullying and she said he has had good days and is a happy little boy. My Mom also did not scream at him. But tonight when we called him out for telling lies he threw all his books around the room and started screaming for Daddy again. His father has not seen him since he was 1 1/2. My Dad is the only Dad he knew and he died when he was 2 years and 2 months old. It really gets under my skin. My son's father is an addict and I desperately want to get these feelings under control so my son does not become an adult with the same lack of emotional regulation that causes addiction to begin with. We see a therapist. I put him in play therapy after my Dad's death, which he loves. However, last time we went he lied to the therapist and was called out which resulted in one of these Daddy screaming fits in front of her. And tonight, when I called out the lying about Mimi he said "you heard all of that in your head, I never said that." Since when did my 5 year old learn to gaslight me? Frustrated. Is this ALL just from the big emotions surrounding the start of kindergarten? via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/3gyV7fF
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