I've always been accused of slight Drama Queen tandancies, although I can't see it myself.
Over the last couple of hoursa I've started to feel really rough - nothing specific, but sore joints and really lethargic.
I basically feel exhausted.
My DH however has a tendancy to be competitively tired so I don't want to actually "play the exhaustion card" without merit.
Here is my case for being exhausted.
DH went away with work on Dec 28th and arrived hom on Jan12th.
We have 3 Dds. DD1 is 8, DD2 is 5, DD3 is 2. I had sole care of them whilst he was away and the elder 2 didn;t go back to school until Jan 9th.
DD3 has been really ill this week - high temp, snotty nose, general illness (nothing serious, just a cold). 1 night she had me up 7 times, 1 night she had me up 8 times.
DH arrived back on Thursday but spent most of thursday asleep (fine, he had flown overnight etc).
Dh has gone to the pub and the football today whilst I have taken the 3 Dds to a soft play birthday party for 2 hours - 60 mile round trip. Then come home, tidied up, made the dinner etc.
I have just phoned DH to ask him to head home fairly soon - I don;t feel well and I need to go to bed. He is just leaving the pub and then going to get the bus home.
Am I justified and going straight to bed, not helping with the DDs bathtimes and bedtime (they have been fed) and basically reading and napping.
Would "exhausted" be a legitimate word to use in this situation in my justification and in an attempt not to be accused of being a drama queen.