I have the same problems with my son.....he wants to act and do things, like,well, a typical 9 year old and I want to act like a typical, impatient, witch sometimes....The other night I dropped the F bomb at him and I immediatley felt like a big A-hole for doing it....his sweet little face looked so sad.....and it was over him fidgeting around and not doing his homework and being a chatterbox when it was time to do the homework and I had to go to work and blah blah blah.....pretty much me rushing him around because I was being impatient and not understanding....the usual......and then the kicker....they really make you feel like crap when they give you extra hugs and love and kisses before they go to bed and tell you they love you and dont even seem to remember that you said a bad word just an hour ago at them......my stomach is still in knots over it hours later and he is blissfully asleep in his bed....joys of parenthood lol