Ander

So Ander is DRIVING ME CRAZY! He is constantly trying my patience, demanding I do even the tiniest tasks for him that he knows how to do. This ends up with a "I know you know how Ander, you can do it" and Ander- "But I FORGOOOOT!" Then follows the battle of the wills, where I am determined to not do it for him and Ander refuses to do his tiny task I set him to do. This ends up with Ander screaming and crying, and me pulling my hair out. Then follows all my insecurities as a mother. Am I not teaching him properly? Am I disciplining wrong? Is he not getting enough attention? Is he going to hate me when he is a teenager? What am I doing wrong? At this point I am either in tears, or very near to it and ready to get into the van and drive away. Then we go to church and within the first few minutes, this happens...
Now I understand, he is EXHAUSTED! So the next time I feel like pulling my hair out and screaming in frustration, I will remember that he is a growing boy in need of more SLEEP! (and yes probably attention too)