I just cant .its hard being a mom

I just spent evrything i had and here my son and take the dish soap and put it down the drain...i got really upset because i dont know how to get him to understand not to do things.

he just pissed me off and i took away everything from him because he screamed because i didnt want him drinking my juice so i gave him the same juice in a bottle, it looks the same so he dropped it from throwiing a tantrum..im so pissed

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PepsiColaP

All this sounds really overwhelming. Taking away things from him will only lead to more retaliation ,I know that at the moment it is hard to do but you should maybe take two minutes to yourself before sitting him down and explaining why what he does affects you negatively ,in simple terms ofc. F.E. show him that the liquid soap washes dishes and show him that without it a dish won't get washed . This will help him think about the consequences more and how it affects you and him . When you retaliate as a response (taking away things/shouting/hitting etc) he will only retaliate back . I understand it's hard at the moment ,so again please take a minute to yourself first. All best luck