Doesn’t want to cuddle anymore

Yup mine. I try to love on him and cuddle him and he just scream noooo. Makes me so sad, he's my last baby so it really hurts

I’ve been fired as a mom already if that helps. They are just their own person. Ooofff. 💔

Mine is 3 also. He went through no kisses and hugs short phases on and off and he was saying that I need to ask permission if I want to give him a kiss and he’d push me away saying nooo mommy nooo! 😔I realized that it was also happening more when I was less connected to him due to stress or immediately after watching some stupid cartoon that had a message about kids rejecting parents affection as the cool thing to do. He heard Nemo say “I hate you” to his dad in a show and he put that into practice within hours. Then he saw some other stupid cartoons with kids rejecting parents and started doing that too. I was feeling so hurt about it but I started to ask permission and still send kisses from a distance and he’d send them back. I made sure he doesn’t watch anti parent cartoons and I instead entertained him with stories of mommy and Andrew loving, hugging, kissing and thriving together in different scenarios. Now he says that he needs me and adores me, snuggles and kisses me. 🥰

Mine doesn’t like to cuddle, but he will still give me hugs and kisses. To make the hugs last longer I hug him and say OK buddy let’s count to…and we always count to 25 so it makes it last just a little bit longer. He’s definitely like a teenager any other time. It’s sad but it’s that stage of trying to show us they’re independent. I try and nip that in the bud by having him do lots of things for me. He has a baby sister, so I have him take the diapers to the trash, Give me the wipes, give me the diapers, helps me put cookies and such on cookie sheets. He likes to try and spread his own peanut butter around, I just try and let him do as much as he can on his own so he feels that independent that he is trying to gain.

@Samantha same! Most likely my last baby too and he says I’m not a baby, I’m a BIG MAN. Yesterday I said please don’t grow up yet and he said I’m going to GROW UP, mama!😢🥺

@Sue yes good point, he’s obsessed with paw patrol and it’s kinda macho and even a little violent. Maybe time to pick something else!