I'm managing a difficult child: my second son, Adin. Throw in a difficult younger daughter, a barely restrainable preteen, and parenting becomes as challenging as climbing Mt. Everest.
this definitely conveys that it has been 'one of those day' for you . . . . take a deep breath . . no, take several . . . .children de-humanize around the age of thirteen . . they re-emerge on the other side of the abyss (if we don't kill them) as real human beings again around the age of eighteen . . . . =\