...to be seriously considering opening a bottle of wine at 3.45pm?

[EmmelineSpankfirst]

Yes, IABU, I know.

I don't usually turn to drink

I am just having such a shit day. Don't even know where to start. Mainly, it is my DS, who has been behaving absolutely appallingly today. But i am also having MIl issues (she is staying with us and is just unbelievably unhelpful).

I would go for a brisk walk to try to shake off the absolute horror of the day, but DS is currently banished to his room for swearing at me .

DH is out until late tonight and the thought of hours and hours more of dealing with my kids, who have been horrid today, just fills me with despair.

I have a bottle of Chardonnay chilling in the fridge...

This is not a 'Aren't I naughty?' joke thread, btw. I am seriously eyeing up the bottle and thinking a glass of vino might stop me from committing murder.

Decided to take my own advise Cheers! (have no guests by hey...WTF!) and here's one for you altinkum you deserve it, I was lurking on your thread yesterday - pleased to hear ds is okay

Shit, altinkum, didn't read your post properly. So sorry about your DS. Is he OK now?

altinkum hope the day improves now :)
yanbu if it wont make you worse,i used to be able to drink a glass in the day and feel ok but since i was pg i am such a lightweight id have to lie down.
I had 3 Mary Poppins days and today it all went wrong.DD1 4wks was up half the night,dd2 has been answering me back all day,pil AND sil and partner are descending on us over the weekend,dh back to work from pat and annual leave on Sunday.I will certainly be partaking of a glass later.

hey eve and omeletta and the rest..whatever gets you through the day.i remember,with 3 babies under 5,and breastfeeding 2 of them,having a slug of jack daniels at six in the morning,just to stay sane

Emmeline I'm woith you today. I did march us both (dd and I no MIL present thank the lord) round the town for half an hour stopping off at Tesco to buy a huge Dairy milk bar which was eaten in 5 secs flat on return.
I have a bottle of red for later. In preparation for being woken every two hours again. DD ill. No escape to work tomorrow either.
My mum just rang and made the helpful comment 'thats what happens when you have a baby'.
So I said 'that's crap advice given that i've had the bloody baby now'
Luckily she laughed and still offered to come and help tomorrow.

OMG, I didn't see your name Emmeline. Are you a leen or a line (big debate in our house).

Love this thread - makes me feel I have company - enjouy the wine!!

I have just opened a bottle so can I join you! Found out today I hadn't been promoted this year but 2 blokes junior to me have been. DD on half term and DS been whingey boy all day. Resorted to allowing dd have a friend over and shut myself in lounge - mm will regret that when I have to tidy the mess! Dh now home so I am off duty on baby rocking, child disciplining etc

Enjoy

I'm with you. Absolutely the right decision. I'm
In Scotland and our half term was last week. Without the knowledge that a glass of Pinot, Rioja, or vermentino (tescos finest range 2 for a tenner) was within easy reach my 3 dc wld not have made sundown.

No, carry on! I don't have any so can't but would have!

Took all three of the blighters to see Gnomeo and Juliet, then to the Pub for a large lunch. After such a treat you'd think they'd be happy, good children but no ...

On the bus on the way home, I had to split them up very publicly for being plain argumentative and noisy - I even wondered if it's a full moon but it's not so there's NO excuse.

They've been banished to their bedrooms for the rest of the afternoon/evening, and told if they EVER do it again they're locked down for a MONTH!

ROLL ON SCHOOL!

Amazingbouncingferret - a yard arm was a main part of a ships sails. When the sun had dropped below ( over) the yard arm it is time for sundowners - normally a g&t now - pre dinner drinks!

Was about to write that YAB completely R. But (and I say this after a hefty glass of red), I counsel waiting until the sun is over the yard-arm. I have that urge with Aspergers DS on a daily basis, and would be an alcoholic if I gave in to it. Six o'clock seems a reasonable time (and if supervising piano practice, a v large glass).

Quick update: Thank fuck I reached for the wine . At about 5-ish, I decided to send both kids out into the garden for a last minute run about. Big mistake. In the space of 3 minutes (me going to the loo) DS made mud pies and managed to hurl about five at the (white washed) outside of the house and the (just washed last week) windows. He also managed to encourage 2 yr old DD to lie down in a huge wet muddy puddle and 'wash her hair' in it.

After baths and epic cleaning up job, they are both zinked out and three glasses of wine and a Domino's pizza later, I am feeling much better .

MIL was even pleasant when she came back from her shopping trip today, and had bought me a (miraculously nice) pair of boots and some bits and pieces from Primark .

BlackType, are you me? My DS has Aspergers, too. 90% of the time I am on top of things, but now and then I really lose it. Today was one of those days.

And Katey I am definitely a 'leen'

zonked out, even

Emmeline, I hope for your own sanity that you are not me.

I think one Aspergers DS is worth about fifteen non-Aspergers children in terms of ageing you/sending you to the madhouse/wine-bottle.

Have your wine. You can start dinner, slowly...

I've got the opposite problem, you thought it was too early and I'm wondering if now is too late to open and bottle? I think I should get a cup of tea instead. I would have had the wine at 3.45 too, but then I drink too much lol