Thank you so much 💗
My daughter just turned 3. While not everyday is a battle with her it is most days. She is very strong willed and independent and I don’t want to diminish that as she will need it in life but I will say I cry most days out of complete frustration. People say the same to me. It’s just the 3s, things will get better but man I would give anything to have the newborn stage back sometimes. Stay strong momma. It’s not just you
You are not alone. 3 is so hard! I think more challenging than 2 in some ways. My daughter turned 3 at the end of January and it has been more of a struggle. She has a lot more attitude. I find days she has 1:1 time to connect with me (full attention)and offering lots of choices vs making them for her, things are better. It is a lot of asserting independence like you mentioned. Taking care of toddlers (and for you a baby too on top of it!) requires so much energy and patience, which usually us tired parents just don’t have enough of. PPD /depression could also make it harder to do what you need for yourself and to be able to manage his “big feelings”. I’m sure he feels the stress with having a new sibling too. It sounds like a big adjustment for all of you.