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I need help and advice.. please no judgement

I have an 8 year old daughter, and a 3.5 year old son. I am a single parent, who's only break is work (and it's in healthcare)... I am at my wits end with my son. He is unbearable to be around.. I hate weekends because I'm constantly getting angry, snapping, yelling and crying. I don't want to be around him. I regret even keeping him at this point.

He has gotten progressively worse the last few months.. but he is very violent and does not listen AT ALL. He throws and breaks things, scratches and hits/kicks to the point of bruising and drawing blood (me and his sister). He screams at me, and when I get down to his level and try to talk to him he straight up laughs in my face and has spit before. My daughter was never like this. I don't know where he has learned this behaviour. He is better when I am not around, and mostly ok at daycare. It makes me feel like he would be better off if I just walked away.

Dr insists he's not autistic, and he does not have ADHD. I have tried everything under the table to try and help/fix this but absolutely nothing is working. Getting him out of the house for anything does not work either. He is equally bad outside of the home. I am the crazy lady breaking down in public because her kid is out of control. I have never been like this. I'm just so tired and fed up and feeling hopeless.

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u/JWallaholla_14 — 11 days ago