To be in my room MNing whilst there is a party in my garden?

[SirBoobAlot]

My dad's 50th. The garden is full of people who A) I don't know, B) I don't like, or C) Insist on talking to me endlessly, with really unhelpful parenting tips.

DS is still awake as he has a cold and is teething badly. He hasn't slept properly for the last three days and all I really want to do is curl up and go to sleep. I've handed him to someone in the garden and escaped for ten minutes because otherwise I am either going to snap at someone, cry, or both.

Everyone else is having a really good time. There is lots of food and lots of drink, and lots of laughter. But I really wish everyone would just bugger off home.

So, AIBU to have dodged the fun to be sitting here plugged into my laptop?

Tortuous sleep deprivation plus annoying nice people having a good time - painful.

Just slope off and snuggle up with your DS? Nobody could say anything about that could they?

8m DD2 is just getting over her cold and couldn't sleep at night so I really do sympathise, there's no way I could handle a party.

Nah, its ok to escape for a while, but you WILL have to go back and play nicely now!

I keep looking at everyone really enviously enjoying their drinks and the company of other people. Have just managed to get DS off to sleep after two and a half hours of trying. He is wearing his jumper but I dare not even attempt to take it off, so I am just going to open a window.

The teenagers are playing guitar hero right under my bedroom too.

Bollocks he's awake again :(

Oh no, what a shit party!
This will get better, you know. It will.

Right DS has stayed asleep for longer than 30 seconds so I shall have to make an appearance Wish me luck...

That sounds like a fantastic plan!

I have just trod in a melted marshmellow. Just keeps on getting better.

I would say that you had to stay with the baby as he wouldnt settle, use the noise from the party as the reason, how can anyone complain??!!

Oh God, they've put on my CD recording... I did one of these gift days a while ago, but had tonsilitus at the time and couldn't reschedule, so is possibly the worst my voice has ever been.

omg! do not go down!!

I'm tempted to lay down and pretend to be asleep. Not that I could sleep even if I wanted to because of the noise...

But why oh why do they have to play that recording?!

Oh poor you, i agree with others, just stay with ds.

Well they must be playing it because they think you've got a great voice, and that goes double if you had tonsilitus at the time

Nah I think they're playing it to prevent my Granddad from playing his on repeat Its off now... I have had a rather sizeable vodka and coke and am watching my mum and one of my old midwives helping each other stumble across the patio whilst everyone else snuggles under blankets toasting marshmellows. At least things are starting to wind down!!

Your cousin is MNing in the dining room

lol aibu to quite want to be at the party?

Tell you what, Geraldine, you come here and party, and I'll have a nice long sleep in your bed. How does that sound?

Glad it's winding down a bit.

I don't usually look at posters profiles, but your DS is. bloody. gorgeous

I think you should keep sneaking back up to secretly MN check on DS.

I feel your pain though. XP always used to have really loud parties where everyone would exclaim in horror at the idea of breastfeeding at 7 months or the fact DS was not asleep when it was 9pm

I actually shouted at one of his friends once that I was pissed off because they were being too loud and kept waking DS up He looked very sheepish and went home

Aww thank you Agent :)