Does it hurt your feelings when your kid(s) say things you know they don’t mean or understand?

Oh yes! I know exactly what you mean My daughter does this sometimes too and even though she doesn't mean it it does make me sad too!! She's been on this lately saying she doesn't like me and this morning I leaned down to give her a good morning kiss and she told me, "No No No Mommy I don't like your kisses anymore" I Just walked away cuz I got so sad!! 🤦‍♀️ You're right knowing that they don't understand doesn't take the hurt feeling away but I'm sending you a Big Hug cuz I get it Mama ♥️

My son doesn’t at least yet thank god only phrases still but it would hurt my feelings so bad😭 I knowww he doesn’t mean it not probably girl he’s not even 4 and you’re all he knows he loves you❤️

My baby is only 12 months so didn't happen yet. But if he does, I would feel hurt (would manage the situation out of the feeling tho). But yeah. I get what you mean

I usually just tell her that I must be doing my job properly and she doesn’t have to love me. It’s usually about something ridiculous so hard to take seriously or where I’ve gone from being the best mum ever to the worst mum in the space of 5 minutes

mine doesn’t say this but i thought about the day they might :,) i don’t think id feel too hurt, i always tell myself its my decision to bring children into this world and they owe me nothing, not even love, i have kids because im the one who has love to give. my response would be “it’s okay. i love you enough for the both of us” and hope they’d remember that someday :,)

Nope. Because I know it's simply that they don't have the vocabulary or emotional maturity to explain how they really feel. I ignore the words and find the meaning. Usually "I don't love you" means "I don't feel loved by you" or "I miss you a lot" or "I need you to spend more time with me" or "I'm angry because this one time you didn't come get me"

I feel so bad when my 3 year old does this to my husband. My husband will say I love you and my kid responds “no I love mama.” I’m like oop. 😶 And I know I’m just the default parent but it’s so hard when my husband is at work all day and comes home comments like that, I know it bothers him and he feels guilty for not being home more and I’m just like, he doesn’t mean it!!!

Awe. That would hurt my feelings 🥺 I wouldn’t think too much of it though but I’d probe deeper. When they’re older it’ll be in the form of “I hate you” lol. The first time, my feelings got hurt. The ones that followed, I brushed off. Kids have big feelings they don’t know how to express and resort to those things 🙃