Hi,
Am feeling soo stressed out at the moment!
I have 2 DD's aged nearly 4 and nearly 3. I am also 33 weeks pg with my next one. I have spinal problems, so find being pg is quite tough.
My problem is with a friend of mine. She has a 2 year old DS. Her husband works full time and she also works. DS is usually in nursery or with her mum. (I'm dont have a problem with that, it's her choice).
The problem is that she keeps asking me to look after her DS who is a handful at the best of times. And she wont take no for an answer. The other week she asked me to have him today, to which I said that I was sorry but wouldn't be able to do it. Well, today she just turned up and pushed her DS thro the door saying he's come to play. Fortunatly, I was doing some serious nesting and had stuff everywhere so I repeated that I could not have him. And she had to take him home again (she was intending to just leave him).
I feel like a cow but I just cant handle an extra child at the moment. My time is so precious with the girls and I am soo tired as it is (DH works away so am coping on my own).
The thing is she keeps heavily hinting that she wants me to have him reguarly. I know everyone is different but I personally would not ask someone in my position to look after my v.naughty child. And it is really stressing me out that she keeps asking me. I hate to let people down and have often been taken advantage of because i'm too soft.
I suppose this is just a general rant. But would really appreciate some feedback.
TIA
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