To actually hate the times when DD comes in our bedroom at the weekend

[LEMisafucker]

I am clearly a horrible grouchy mum :( But I just get irritable and grumpy and make huffy noises until DP takes her downstairs.

So that lovely image of the family all snuggled up together on a Sunday mornin - no ta!

What it really equals is is me teetering on the end of the bed, DP cuddling me (and grabbing my boobs which is default cuddle position) and DD in the bed constantly calling the dog who is snuggled under the duvet keeping my feet warm. It can often end with TWO dogs on the bed, jumping around and constant calls of "why wont the dog lay with me" and his name repeated ad nauseum - sorry, its just not my idea of bliss when i have just opened my bloody eyes.

It sets me up in a foul mood when it should be a "lovely family time" but really/????

Don't get me wrong - i adore my DD, my DP and my dogs but just once, I would like them to fuck off and let me read my book.

I am a miserable old bag aren't i?

I relate. DS1 and DS2 used to come in and snuggle with me for about 30 seconds before starting a bed fight which would end with me uncovered and ranting....

Nope, the only day of the year we all lie in together is Christmas morning and that's so we don't have to get out of bed to see stocking opening
We do one lie in each on the weekends

I love it!

Me, DS and DH all snuggled in our king-size bed, reading in blissful peace. Given we get up at 6 am on weekdays, it's lovely.

We were all quite gutted that DH and DS have had to get up to go off to Remembrance Day service with cubs.

Nope, not miserable. I used to hate the DCs in my bed at the weekend. I much preferred it when they were old enough to go downstairs, watch crappy cartoons and raid the cupboards

YANBU we all have our boundaries. Mine is that I don't want "Snuggly family time" in front of the telly in the evening. I like to ditch the kids at 7.30 and be a grown up...watch what I like...not frigging family entertainment. I always feel guilty when I read on FB about my mates watching shite like X factor with their DC...having snacks under a duvet...my kids would love that but I can't stand that sort of telly and would rather sit alone and write in the evenings. We can't be EVERYTHING op.

i love it, every morning when DD wakes up I bring her through to bed with us for a little while so she can snuggle, talk gibberish, giggle & have a bit of a carry on in general. we have a kingsize bed and no dogs though - get the dogs off the bed for a start - that's disgusting! why would anyone want to lie in dog hair...

I don't mind kids and dogs in the bed, it is the DP constantly grabbing my tits I'd object to.

well certainly when it isnt going to lead anywhere harticus

It depended on the child for me. DD was like having a wriggly foal in the bed, she couldn't keep still and was so annoying you just had to get up.

DS would just lie there, cuddle and go back to sleep so he was fine, quite a good bed mate. However, once he woke up he'd lie there and stare at me, whispering "Get up, it's time to make me breakfast and you're smelly"

These days, they take themselves downstairs, get their own cereal and play Minecraft. It's bliss!