Meet the Other Phone. Child-safe in minutes.

Meet the Other Phone.
Child-safe in minutes.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Chat

Join the discussion and chat with other Mumsnetters about everyday life, relationships and parenting.

Argh I need to vent. I feel like a crap mother :(

2 replies

KindergartenKop · 03/02/2021 18:28

I've spent most of the day working online. Dh has been schooling the kids and doing a tiny bit of work in the late afternoon (he seems to be able to do this but it worries me). I'm a key worker so I have to do mine and there isn't a way to reduce the workload. After I finished working I took one of the two kids for an hour long walk then did washing and cooking. I was constantly interrupted in my boring tasks by the children asking me to play with them/watch TV with them. I love them so much but I have to do all the boring stuff otherwise we will drown in a sea of dirty pants and die of skurvy (sp?) due to only eating white bread. I feel so mean to say no when I haven't seen them much all day. I'm so angry that all this has happened and so my kids aren't at school.
Please tell me I'm not alone 🥺

OP posts:
User0ne · 03/02/2021 18:59

You are not alone. Both me and DH are key workers but able to work from home, he does 5 days and I do 3.

On the days we're both working I feel like we ignore our 2 and 4 year olds all day and then try to rush through house "jobs" all evening.

I'm counting the days till I go on maternity leave (8)

KindergartenKop · 03/02/2021 19:12

Thanks. It's such a slog isn't it? Roll on vaccinations!

OP posts:
New posts on this thread. Refresh page