I do, I feel so guilty because of it.

My son is three and is at the age where he doesn’t listen to anybody. Ever.

Yesterday I went to an OB appointment with my friend and had to bring him along because I have no one to watch him, and I’m a single mom.

He literally ran all over the place like a wild animal then pushed a little girl down twice, first time I picked him up and sat him next to me for five minutes (as a time out) I told him we don’t ever do that to people and it’s not okay.

The second time he pushed her into a basket they had in the play area, I ended up taking him outside, telling him what he did, and spanking him, then we sat in the car because by this time I was over it.

We had went to lunch before the appointment and he acted terrible there too, rolling in the floor, trying to run off, I literally had to put him in a high chair because he wouldn’t stop.

Plus he’s half the size of me so it’s hard having to chase him down and keeping him from getting up and acting crazy.

I just don’t know what to do!

I tried everything, he does this every time we leave the house, which I don’t have a car so we don’t leave much at all, but when we do is actually like to enjoy myself instead of having to deal with him acting like that. He doesn’t take any punishments serious, his dad (who just came back into his life nine months ago) is constantly judging my parenting and how I’m not “in control” which he’s never around and he’s not nearly around our son as much as I am so he doesn’t understand how difficult it is having to put up with him especially when he doesn’t listen! He doesn’t take me serious. I just don’t know what to do. I’m so tired..