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[quote=Anonymous]My husband was away all weekend and it was just me and my son, who is 16 months.

He is a sweet boy, but incredibly clingy. I cannot go to the bathroom alone or shower. If I put him in his pack and play so I can get something - anything - done, he will scream non stop, even with the television on.

If I try to make food or lunch for him, he is at my feet begging to be picked up. I cannot turn my back or walk away or else he will cry.

He was refusing his nap and didn’t go down for his nap that starts at 11 until about 1PM. When I’d try to put him down he would immediately stand up and want to get out of his crub.

I felt so overwhelmed I went into the bathroom and closed the door for two minutes. My son was on the other side beating on the door and screaming. It felt like an eternity and I came out feeling worse than when I went in.

My son won’t go down with my husband at night. He will cry for me. Half of the time he wants to nurse to sleep and I am so done with nursing.

I am exhausted from being needed all the time. I work full time and also have a nanny and a housekeeper. So I feel like I shouldn’t be the one to complain.

But when my husband takes off for an entire weekend and I can’t shower or even go to the bathroom, i feel like I’m about to lose it. It’s so hard. It makes me doubt myself as a mother. I didn’t get to do anything that I wanted to do and felt like I was just going through the motions.

I really don’t love this toddler stage. I’m feeling resentful of my husband. My cup is empty. [/quote]

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