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My ex says it’s my fault our kids are so badly behaved – they even smashed his TV
DEAR DEIDRE: IF our kids do anything wrong, my ex blames me – and I have to admit they are pretty lively.
My youngest has been staying with her dad and has thrown a shoe at his new TV, damaging the screen.
My son threw my iPhone down the stairs then flushed my car keys down the toilet
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She is only four, while my little boy is six.
I am a woman of 34. My ex is 39 and as much use as the proverbial chocolate teapot.
He went mad with me about our daughter, saying I should have more control of them.
But whenever I try to discipline them, they carry on as before or laugh in my face.
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Only yesterday, my son threw my iPhone down the stairs then flushed my car keys down the toilet.
I’m at the end of my tether. They stress me out.
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DEIDRE SAYS: I can well imagine how frustrating it is – and how difficult it is to be a single mum to two children who know how to push your buttons.
But they are not your sole responsibility. Talk to your ex, making sure you are on the same page and enforcing the same boundaries around the kids.
Try to reward good behaviour, to encourage more.
My support pack Stressed With The Kids will show you where to find help.
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