To want my childen to grow up quickly?

[sammythemummy]

I'm 26 but I really feel 46, I'm tired from running after dd1 (3) and being up in the night with dd2(3months).

I can't wait for them to be teenagers so they can do things for themselves!

You'll be amazed how fast it has gone once their independence is in sight- please try to treasure it; these are their abiding memories as well as yours.

I am sure being 44 is great but I am only 34 so don't want to wish 10 years of my life away.

Your children will drive you crazy until the day that they don't, and then you will miss it.

OP, I wouldn't go back to where you are for all the tea in China. That's bloody hard work. I feel that I'm pretty squarely in the "salad years" with an 8 and 11 year old, but I tell you I can feel my 11 year old slipping away through my fingers.

It passes so quickly.

I much prefer teenagers, I find the whole parenting thing much easier now than when they were younger. I absolutely love babies but I found my own too difficult. And don't get me started on toddler tantrums that go on for years and years!!

Thanks for all the concern, I am happy and grateful for them but I am tired!

I think sleep is my biggest issue though. I've tried kidding myself that I'm a morning person and I can survive on 4 hour sleep....turns out I really need my 10 hour uninterrupted sleep.

Tried to sneak upstairs for a nap this afternoon whilst DH was here but all I could here was "where's mummy?", she's gone... Oh ok.. 10seconds later, where's mummy? I said she's gone....pause...dd comes upstairs... Oh mummy there you are! Why are you sleeping??? Jumps on the bed.

Amelia the downside to it all is that I will also have aged, but I think that's a small price for them being able to wipe their own bums, shower themselves, eat unsupervised, wake up in the morning and go downstairs to watch cartoons without having to wake me up!!

I have 2 teens. They are much easier, even helpful at times. But toddlers were much more fun and 100 times more loving.

Take photos, Sammy -- lots of photos. I've been having something of a photo-fest quietly this evening while DS is out celebrating his 18th birthday (bloody hell, how did that happen?).

You might be just slightly deluded in thinking they'll be able to wake up in the morning when they're older...

Nip over to the 'things teenagers never say' thread and cheer yourself up?

sammy you need to get their dad to be a little more forceful with her and let you nap ,

I've got a 17 yo and a 13 yo. It's much easier than when they were say, 6 and 2. I still miss those days though and wish I'd spent more time playing and chatting to them and less time stressing about the mess the house was in.

My eldest is about to be a teenager.

Makes me sad actually, where have all those years gone? She was only born yesterday surely

I often looked forward to my DD being older so she could communicate more and we could do things together.

We have a fabulous time and relationship now, but she'll be10 this year and it occurred to me the other day that half her childhood is gone already.

It's understandable to feel how you do after a tough day or when they're going through a trying phase, but really they grow up fast enough - I spend most days now wishing I could rewind DD by about 7 years!

God no. I love mine at the age they are at now and wish they could stay there at least for quite a few years (11 and 8 yrs). Not really looking forward to them turning stroppy teenagers who start looking at their mum with majorly critical eyes and then feeling home. Know it's all natural and good but which I could freeze this time (at least for a little while).

I've loved every age of my 3 year old, as she's been a dream...

My almost 8 month old I seriously can't wait for her to grow up. She's hard work

Oh OP, you are going to eat those words . The easiest years are from about 5-10 (approx).

Teens are equal parts awful and awesome!