Quote: Part of it could be he feeling what's going on that H isn't there a lot and comes and goes a lot.
not that raising children in a stable environment isn't difficult enough...
children see and are effected by more than we often realize.
part of son's misbehaviours could simply be a part of being 3 and a boy...but it could also be a result of h's comming and going as he pleases.
my son had his 3rd birthday a month after h had moved out (also had to adjust to a new baby sister) it seemed that son always acted up the day after daddy had been around...I would always find him (son) sleeping in my bed except for on the nights that daddy had fallen asleep on the couch, he stopped trying to go on the potty and was a royal pain in the butt not listening to me etc.
call me crazy but it did seem that as soon as daddy started to come home..son started acting better and no more accidents.
now this is not to say that son doesn't still have bad days..but they are few and far between now and can ususally be connected to either his being tired, not feeling well...or something just not being right with me and h.