Nearly 3yo saying they don’t love mummy

My little boy is nearly 3, he constantly says I don’t love you mummy, usually after I’ve said good night love you, or something similar. I totally know he doesn’t understand love at this age at all and it’s just a phrase to him atm, but it’s really beginning to upset me which i know sounds silly, but he only ever does it to me he says love you to his daddy and brother

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Maybe he’s trying to push the boundaries and he sees you as safe enough to do this with. He probably thinks his Dad would reject him if he said he didn’t love him but he doesn’t think you’ll reject him so he’s trying out saying ‘I don’t love you’.

Sounds so stupid, because I’ve never experienced this before but have you asked him why? Or maybe where he’s heard it? Like has he seen it on telly and he’s just copying it maybe? I get like he might not be able to fully explain why but you may be able to work out where it comes from. Tell him it’s a nasty thing to say as well, and that it’s upsets you. He needs to know his words have consequences and then he may understand what he’s doing a bit better - again I appreciate he’s only 3 x

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