to think it most unreasonable that I am still expected to get up at the crack of dawn and the bloody teenagers don't appear for hours?

[DameHermione]

What age is reasonable to let themselves get up and off to school?

What is most unfair is getting up so bloody early and bloody dd2 not getting up at all. Infuristes me.

Also would it be turribly U to expect DD1 to feed the menagerie seeing as she has to be up early and I don't?

I also suspect a dash of pmt may be contributing to my mood. Although who knows as my last lot of nights has fucked up my cycle somewhat.

DD is up. She may be going in.

It is harsh to resent getting up fpr poor DD1. Shes the nice no trouble one and is in the midst of gcses. I accept unreasonableness in her case.

I know nothing about SN, so not even going to attempt to answer teh dd not going tos chool one

However as the mother of a 14year old and 12 year old, I know how you feel about getting up. My 2 will not get up on a weekeday, every morning my alarm goes off at 6.45. I get up, go and --yell- tell them to get up, and have a shower. Then spend 10 mins trying to waken them. On weekends though, oh thats different , 5.45 last Saturday they were awake!FFS>

However, I recently made a choice to only childmind before and after school children.Manily due to my health issues, I was struggling with having under 5s 10-11 hours a day 5 days a week. it was killing me, especially the ones with a 7am start.
This has helped me, I now feel calmer and less stressed and wound up, I cna also if need be go and have a snooze during the day
DH is 1 month into a 6 month tour of duty overseas, and there are days when I want to wlak away from the responsibility of being a parent to ym 2, especially with the bickering and arguing and horribleness that teenagers can soemtimes bring

it is tiring and wears you down

I have an AS 13 year old.Its a nightmare getting her out in the morning, as I have to chivvy her. And tell her it is 10 mins later than it actually IS. hence all clocks are 10 mins fast in my house or she would never get anywhere on time :o.