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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. I may miss some connotations as English is not my first language.
Sometimes my kid behaves in a way that makes me think he is deliberately trying to make me scream and yell and generally lose control. I also sometimes think he is spoiled.
On the good days I can see that he is trying, really trying, but something is "possessing" him.
I am just so tired of the constant battle of wills.[b] I am not super strict, I don't have sky high expectations of him, but he almost never does something when asked nicely, it seems. 
[/b]I also dread his interactions with most kids in my presence, as there is almost always some kind of unwanted behavior. I am always on high guard. 
He likes trying to boss me around when someone else is present. Give it to me! Bring me the toys! I just say that is not the way we talk to each other and don't do what he asks for until he asks nicely, but it happens again and again. It seems like he is upset that "I am the boss of him".
It's probably a phase but I am so tired of this sh.t.[/quote]

Sorry, OP.  Kids can be so frustrating at this age.  He probably is trying to get a reaction out of you - that's the attention he wants!

You should have high expectations and boundaries.  There are lots of ways to do this.  If he says something to you in a bossy tone just ignore it.  Also, do you and your DH talk to each other, or to your DS, like that? [/quote]

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