Anyone else feel like they need a break from kids?

[milasmuma]

Anyone else starting to feel like they need a break from kids? I feel bad for saying it but not had a night off since March 2019. All the weekends away we've had we always brought the kids.

I look terrible and run down manky old pyjamas and loungewear everyday, constantly telling the kids off or begging them to eat their dinner.
Also working from home so I don't even get that break. It's exhausting!

Anyone else feeling this way?

I don't but mine are preschool age and I work part time in a job where I can't wfh so circumstances are different to yours.

Goodness yes. As soon as they can safely be dumped with grandparents I'm getting rid of them.

The children agree.

I’m craving some alone time in my own house. We’ve made a lovely home, it’s taken years but it’s finally at a stage where it’s a total pleasure just being at home.
Along with many others I’m just desperate for some quiet time here!
Since last March, the first lockdown, I was in a class with my ds (so we wouldn’t be crossing bubbles at school). This continued until July. We walk to school together, I get jabbered at all day, then we walk home. We are in separate classes during the days now that we’re back to our normal year groups and classes etc but my ‘commute’ is a chatty one.
Then we’re home and my other 2 older dc are there or coming home ready to jabber at me. It’s lovely that they want to talk, I love them all enormously, and I don’t want them sat in their rooms avoiding me just so I can have some peace. It’s more I want them all to have a social life again and I can be left home alone!!
Dh and I had a night away for my birthday last September, it was blissful but I’m after some proper time all on my own! A couple of days (weeks?!) of no voices would be amazing.

I've never had a break from mine in 7 years. I don't crave it. But I would love a break from dh always getting under my feet!

Are they at school/nursery? Take a week off work while they are there?

Yep. As soon as possible, they are off to stay with my parents. Fortunately my parents are desperate to have them and the DC are desperate to go, so everyone will be happy!

Yup my eldest will be off to grandparents ASAP. My youngest is still too young but hoping we can get an evening. We’re exhausted and have been a bit broken by the last year. We’ll be much better parents for a proper break.