Rejected by my 4yo

Over approximately the last two months, I’ve noticed that my 4 year old son has been acting negatively towards me. He no longer hugs me, doesn’t want me to read to him, doesn’t want to do anything fun with me. He even says, quite often, “I don’t like you, mommy.” When I go in at bedtime to say goodnight, he will turn from me and whine. Before this started, he was a normal toddler. There were no qualms over who read to him, or giving me a hug, etc. I don’t know what caused this change.He doesn’t act this way towards anyone else in our family or otherwise. Admittedly, he is a daddy’s boy—always tagging along with my husband and “helping” with whatever he is working on. I understand that it is easier for my son to bond with my husband simply because of their shared interests. We also have a 2 year old, and again, I realize that my time is probably jeopardized more by my youngest then the oldest.I hope that this is a phase. I really want it to be. But it is so hurtful when my son turns away from me when I hold out my arms. I try to stay positive when he tells me that he only likes his dad. I’m not prepared for my son to act this way towards me at such a young age.My husband thinks I am overreacting, which honestly, makes this whole thing even more frustrating. This is not simply a kid having a preference of one parent over the other. I almost feel as if I’ve been relegated to a stepmom role.Is this a phase? Is there something I can do to repair our relationship? How can I get my husband to see that this is a very troubling issue for me? via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2lv3eAg