
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Support Group
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) an ongoing pattern of disobedient, hostile, and defiant behavior toward authority figures that goes beyond the bounds of normal childhood behavior. When a child cannot seem to control his anger or frustration, even over what seems to be trivial or simple to others, the child will often react in violent or negative ways to his own...
My son and I had a horrible episode two summers ago.
He was supposed to be outside waiting for me to go somewhere, now I can't even remember where. He wasn't there when I left. I came home and brought chinese dinner home for me only. I told him if he had been where he was supposed to be and had gone with me, etc. etc. He proceeded to knock my food right off the table with a swipe of his arm.
That was the first and only time I truly truly lost it. It had built up over time, but boy he knew I was angry that day. I threw him out of the house and locked him out for awhile.
Those haven't happened in a very long time, but yes, and yes, I still feel guilty for it.
We moms need to learn forgiveness and acceptance of ourselves in these horrible kinds of moments. We do love our children, with all of our hearts, but we do have feelings. Thanks for the post. Thanks for helping me share, and learn from everyone else who had the courage to share.