Anyone else having an utterly shit week?

[stegosauruslady]

Come share your tales of woe and we can all make each other feel better?

Everything is going wrong here this week and it is fucking miserable. Washing machine is broken (3DDs here so mountains of washing), DDs are all being unusually annoying, DP is having massive stress/anxiety meltdowns, my cats are fighting so are separated, one of the cats has been ill, we can't get an electrician to wire in our new oven so have now been living out of the slow cooker for six weeks, DP diagnosed with dangerously high cholesterol, I haven't slept for more than four hours a night this week and am having to force myself to eat.

Which is all even more fun to deal with while 34 weeks pregnant. What I would like to do really is spend an evening watching a movie huddled under a blanket with DP, eating takeaway pizza then going to bed for a lovely shag.

[Zulor]

Yes. I have been plagued with illness the past 6 weeks. Had an allergic reaction last night. Today I have vomiting and diarrhoea. Plus I think I'm getting an ear infection or something as I have pain under my left ear. Sick of being sick. Also awaiting UC award, Council Tax Support has been cancelled and I'm stone broke. Had to miss three interviews as was ill with various ailments. I just feel like going to bed and sleeping for a week.

[MrsPear]

I’m ill. There is Christmas and New Year to finish sorting - h’s Christmas is new year. We are suppose to be moving but can’t seem to get anyone to accept us - h is self employed with proper accounts and a proper contract of work plus no top ups but that is still not good enough. If we don’t find somewhere then I’m travelling over 4 hours a day taking the kids to school come January. Oh and my eldest age 9 has decided not to sleep and have an attitude problem.

[Lineofbeauty]

I'm having a shit week ....Let me join the pity party.

I'm weaning off a medication that has been largely good for me but makes me seriously overweight.

I'm contemplating starting a new, unfamiliar job next week and wondering why I agreed to do it.

My relationship is a bit tricky understatement

And I haven't done any Christmas shopping yet.

In no particular order...

[Miljah]

You lost me at '34 weeks pregnant' and 'wanting a shag'... you're made of sterner stuff than I am!! 😂

[Vintagegoth]

Caught a child's sick in my cupped hands tonight, so yeah, a bad week already. I hope things improve for you and your family stegosauruslady

[SpongeBobJudgeyPants]

Im sorry you're having a shit week OP, that does sound dire. Is it just me who is mega-impressed that even in the face of all that and at 34 weeks pregnant you could raise the energy and desire for a shag?! Respect!

[quiltedcameltoe]

Yes. Dd1 has bronchiolitis. Dd2 has pneumonia (progressed from bronchiolitis) so I've been in hospital with them today as the GP was unhappy with their chests. The dog went into animal hospital on Friday night - I mentioned I thought he had a chest infection (he sounded just like the kids did with pneumonia) they disagreed as bloods didn't show infection and treated him for pancreatitis (bloods also didn't show pancreas issues). He spent the weekend in hospital at tremendous cost but came home yesterday. Deteriorated massively overnight and I've been up with him since 3am convinced he was going to die - went back to the vet first thing, another vet told me there was no chest issue with him but agreed to X-ray him ONLY FOR THERE TO BE A HUGE AMOUNT OF INFECTION IN HIS LUNGS!!! Poor little guy has massive pneumonia that's been raging unchecked since Friday.
And to top it off as I was waiting in A&E I got an email regarding a job I went for (and thought I'd absolutely smashed the interview - both interviewers spoke to me after the interview like I had the job, telling me they knew from my first answer that I'd find the rest of the interview a breeze). I didn't get it and they won't give feedback, but they're desperate for people and have loads of vacancies so I'm utterly perplexed!!

Still. Tomorrow is a new day, the kids and dog are on the right treatment and there will be more jobs.
Urgh though. Urgh!

[Elllicam]

Yup, 1 vomiting child (at the nursery fair where I was meant to run a stall, oops). 1k car repair bill , gestational diabetes and had steroids so can’t eat any carbs or anything really apart from cheese, nuts, selected veg and eggs and 37.5 weeks pregnant and measuring very big.

[Aquamarine1029]

You poor thing! You certainly deserve a prize for the shit you're dealing with. I was going to complain until I read your post. You will get through this!

[RoseMartha]

Lack of sleep all week last week as kids ill with nasty cold thing, i had it worse than they did and now have painful glands, lost my voice and cant stop coughing, 48 hours so far of coughing feels like all the time but is not. So kids are naturally being as naughty as possible 🙄 ie attitude , aggression and swearing (autism related) and generally doing the opposite if what i need them to do. Then when i would not physically dress my 11 year old she called me selfish!
On top of that we are all living in a house with their dad who i am divorcing for unreasonable behaviour inc emotional abuse, which continues.
While he has been snoring in the bed, i have been freezing on the floor. Need to be close to the kids re sleep issues. Using sleeping bag and old duvet as mattress. Duvet and blankets covering me. On month 9 of this sleeping arrangement with no end in sight as he is making things as difficult as possible.
I work part time, look after my sisters kids, spend a lot of time helping my elderly mother who is ill with lots of things.
Plus the asd issues take a lot if my time and isolate us from others. went to support meeting this morning but had to leave so missed out on session as could not stop coughing. Since been to chemist over £5 for cough meds!
Then had to make phone calls re divorce no one could understand what i was saying because of voice /cough issue so frustrating so was waste of time.



What would really be beneficial if i didnt have to talk for three days.

[shecamefromgreece]

Sorry for everyone who's having a shit time
My days been nowhere near as bad, I'm knackered after a busy weekend and I forgot to buy advent calendars for the four dc I got some today but had to deal with a tantrum from the five year old as I got the wrong one.
Then the four year old kicked off when I explained he could only open one tomorrow (they'd opened three tonight to catch up and he wanted to go the same tomorrow🤦‍♀️)
When I got the roast chicken I cooked for dinner out of the oven it smelt off so couldn't eat it.
By this point I just thought sod it and went to chippy.
Here's to a better day tomorrow for everyone

[Kneesbendarmstrechedrarara]

My world changed this week too. I think I will cancel the season of what is supposed to be goodwill.

I lost my 4 legged baby boy aged just 7, had him because 15 years of fertility treatment failed, just to rub salt into the wounds.

Oh & I have been diagnosed with a debilitating degenerative chronic disease meaning limited mobility and autoimmune linked illnesses too.

Merry f’ing christmas

to us all I say.

[crimsonlake]

Shit time here and more than a week. Worked hard in preparation for an interview and did not get the job, even lost 2 days pay as I needed extra time to prepare. I have been suffering a nasty cold for over a week and then my car would not start on Saturday. This morning I have to take it to the garage some distance away and it will be a struggle to get home. If I get a call for work I will not be able to go and the result will be a huge bill from the garage. Barely done any Christmas shopping either.

[blackcat86]

Shit week need to. DD (16 weeks) had to go to a&e after 4 stodding GP trips for an infected birth mark a bit of which promptly fell off leaving a large open wound (it's as grim as it sounds). She has her 16 week jabs today which will be a joy. DH is off work with IBS stomach cramps so I've been getting prescriptions, probiotocs and kefir. His boss is being a real dick about it despite him not having been off since last jan. Yesterday I left DD with my parents for 2hrs which she usually loves and gives me time to shop in peace but no she screamed the whole time and refused to feed so back I came. Oh and the cat's being clingy so I'm being clawed every evening when he climbs on me and my MIL is annoyed because I might not make FILs party next week if DD won't feed with my parents. Tis the season to be jolly.

[stegosauruslady]

for all!

Shag is mostly about craving feeling close to DP, I won't be swinging from any chandeliers (they would fall out of the sodding ceiling in any case with the size of me!) However, stress makes his libido shrivel up and die, so the thing that would make me feel better is not happening! Bless him, he is trying to take me out for dinner today, but I have no appetite and do not want to go! I'm going to send him out to a hobby thing today, he'll feel better if he goes.

[RockyisMYRhino]

DS has just come out of hospital (he was in all weekend) after needing oxygen, nebulisers and steroids for a major chest infection. Am still having to give him antibiotics and an inhaler every four hours which he hates and then needs settling again which takes up to an hour as he gets so distressed about it meaning I have three hours sleep before doing it all over again. My Nan dies on my birthday last week and the house is a tip but I haven't got the energy to deal with it. Oh and to top it all off I have a cold and conjunctivitis.
Hope everyone's day/week/month gets better very soon!!!

[Onescaredmuma]

Oh wow some of you are having a truly terrible time.
I'm not on a bad week I'm currently on bad week 6! I found out my DH was hiding 42k of debt then my DS got bronchialitis for the 3rd time he had to be put on a ventilator after all attempts to help him breath failed. He was in ICU his first birthday and we had to spend a week away from our dds thankfully family were visiting for DS1/dd4s birthday party so they looked after our girls but dd lost her birthday party too. When DS got out he caught chicken pox then my dd4 got a chest infection with a nearly 40 temperature and a trip to hospital despite all efforts DS caught it and now has bronchialitis again not sure when our luck will change but could really do with a change of pace!

[TheMythicalChicken]

I’m also having a shit week. My dad is very ill and alone and I’m stranded on the other side of the world so can’t help him.

And we’ve got so many money troubles I can’t ever see us getting anywhere.