If I could get in my car and drive away right now, I would.

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I am just so sick & tired of feeling like this.
The bickering and shouting and arguments between the kids, the CONSTANT refereeing.
The mess, the never ending treadmill of shite that is patenting day in day out.

I wonder if any other family are like us.

I’m fucking miserable and today have had enough.

Have you had an alcoholic drink today? Are you the only adult in the house?

If the answer to both is no then get in the car and go for a drive if that’s what’s needed to clear your head

My family is like this

Bedtime soon

Aaahhhhhhh.....Christmas.

No alcohol.
Dh is here.

LOL at “ahhh Christmas “!!

I'm feeling a bit like this today. Worry last night, totting up who will get what and knowing that whatever we do, there will be arguments. My two older DS's are sweet individually and generally grateful, but there's something about the combination of the two of them that makes them just so bickery and unpleasant. Tantrum from DS2 over not being able to transform his transformers where he called my DH an idiot and I was totally mortified. DS1 being really mean to DS2 and not letting him help build his lego. Lots of whining and negativity. They both have jetlag and are tired because we have traveled from abroad to be at my mum's and are just grouchy and negative. We are at my mum's and I feel mortified that I haven't brought them up better. Hang in there OP- have some wine. xx

Second the get in the car and drive suggestion

I'm the same. Unfortunately I have too much alcohol under my belt to get behind the wheel.

Bloody relatives

Mine have been/are always flitting between being lovely with each other and arguing about absolutely bloody everything!

Today dh joined in and had a strop because they both tried a bit of the rather expensive beef and decided they like it. Neither, apparently, do they like mash, roast veg, steamed veg, gravy, Yorkshire puddings or stuffing. This is all stuff they happily ate just a few weeks ago at the school Christmas dinner. Dh, after having spent most of the morning cooking, lost it and stomped off upstairs for a while.

Being a parent is constant and neverending and is fucking hard and often thankless. It being a day where you're under pressure to have fun etc makes it feel all the more difficult. If you can, find a quiet corner and have an hour to yourself. If not, it's 17.20 now and bedtime (a.k.a the end!) is so close you can almost smell it!

Yep I hear you.
I'm currently hiding in another room. I'm knackered as youngest woke at half one and squirmed in our bed for the rest of the night.
Arguments al, day from the kids. I can't remember even be arsed to get pissed I just want to go to bed.
Family are here, me and dh are snippy. We just celebrate Xmas day differently. I have a few drinks he drinks to get drunk.
Dh s best friend and family are supposed to coming over later with their kids. I might just say I'm not well and go to bed.
We went out for lunch and it was truly hideous food. Everyone else's was ok but my lamb was either raw or fat.
Pity party over

My DC are at their dads. One is kicking off today the other kicked off with me on Sunday ( our xmas day,) we both feel shit for each other by that I mean me and their dad.
However DTDs 11 are being gracious and enjoyable so they make up for their ungrateful brothers.

Me too. It's loud, bright, chaotic, too many people, too intense and I can't stand it much more.

We've had a 3 min time out that took 45 mins. DS won't stay on the step but I channelled my inner calm and took him on. Rapid return for 42 mins before he sat there for 3. Off to the in-laws tomorrow and it will be lovely but intense.