Yes I know it's not going to help. But today I have absolutely reached my limit. I can't do this for an unspecified length of time, I just can't. I'm cracking up already.
DS1 is 10 and has ADHD. DS2 is 8 and has ODD and ADHD. And I have a toddler. Trying to keep a routine in place: some school work, exercise, creative time, free time, screen time.
All they're doing is arguing, bickering, goading each other and repeat. All fucking day long. DS2 has just been vile since day one (anyone with an ODD child will know what this involves). DS1 is great one minute and then an absolute horror the next. The back chat from him is on another level. I have to micromanage them all day or they'll destroy the place.
DH is here, wfh. He's trying his best to help, has switched his hours around, but neither of us is coping.
Bedtime is the highlight of the day. They're rude, aggressive, refuse to do their bedtime routine, and it's just hours of arguing. They're out of control.
Nothing works - withholding screen time, earlier bedtime, no treats - they just couldn't give a shit. Life was hard before this lockdown, and now it's unbearable. I can't cope.