Go the Shitting FUCK to sleep!

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I swear to God, I could throttle my kids right now...
I put them to bed 40 minutes ago now and they just can not fucking shut up. They're in and out of bed, arguing, the lights are on and off...

I get the same shit every night. I feel like going out for a drive and screaming til I lose my voice.

Mine went down, it's just keeping the baby from waking at 3.45 for the day that I have not mastered. I ignore DD1 and my worst sleeper as a baby DD2 mostly falls to sleep in 5 mins (unless she is sharing with DD1).

Just got back after a meal with DP as he was away all week. Both knackered and came home early for bed. Poor babysitter. dS1 (8) has every single dining chair in the living room, loads of blankets and rugs on them, and ALL the cushions underneath. He did this while she was upstairs persuading DTs to stop standing on windowsill looking down the street for us.

This is not unusual In our gaff most unfortunately. Poor woman earnt her money this eve.

Well thank goodness they've finally worn themselves out. I don't know how I'm going to deal with this shit on an ongoing basis. I had to confiscate teddies which sent them batshit crazy.

Oh I hear you sister!

I wouldn't mind but they've been out all afternoon, been for a long walk after school, been for a swim, then had a wonderful lavender bubble bath and a story. Short of making them run on a treadmill until bedtime, I couldn't have worn them out any more.

I second nominations for Best Thread Title.
Because it's so true.

"I had to confiscate teddies which sent them batshit crazy". Bwa ha ha!

You are a braver woman than I. But then I am rocking an 8 month old to sleep (again) and DH arrived home at 7 to find two screaming children and me all locked in the bathroom after DD kept refusing to brush her teeth and running away.

I sympathise. Ds found a harmonica earlier on and nearly sent me over the edge

Oh I sympathise! I could have written your title if not the content!! DD (nearly three) used to settle herself well in the cot, but as soon as the sides came down I had a whole load of trouble for about five months, and then something clicked and I thought that she'd finally figured out that bedtime meant sleepy-time. Unfortunately that lasted about two months and now she's back to climbing out of bed at the earliest opportunity. I now resort to threatening to take her blanket away!!

at the teddies, I can imagine the reaction.

cheesecakemom there's nothing you can do to prevent it - it will happen

Dd is wide awake and hyper.

I just want to take my sleeping tablets and go to sleep.

ds could not sleep upstairs as it is too playful. (5%of toys upstairs, 95% down... why the hell is upstairs too playful but he can sleep in seconds on the sofa. )

ds gets bribed with a smartie if he can go to sleep.

All of you whose kids won't go to sleep and keep getting up - what would happen if you switched off all the lights and went to bed immediately after they did? You could eat a sandwich in bed and the kids would find it boring and spooky.

It might only last three nights. Or I may be talking out of my arse.

Clearly this would mean you having to go to bed at 8pm or earlier what bliss.

Oh I love this thread. Ds told me he will NOT goto sleep, he will keep his eyes open all night and watch his clock until the sun comes on for morning. He caved in about an hour ago thank fuck, because I am bloody knackered.

Sorry posted too soon.

We moved him in year six to a school that caters for age 3-18 on the same campus and they immediately made sure that he was working to and above his level and he could be put in a class that suited him and able to work in a proper lab etc.

They've also been good wit my Autistic son who is scarily good at maths and art and my DC3 who is learning delay problems.

YANBU

And that should have been on another thread. Blame sleep deprivation!!

My DD does sleep OK at night but tends to get up at sparrowfart and has the cheek to parrot Anna from Frozens at me:
Me - go back to bed
DD - I just can't, the skys awake, so I'm awake, so we have to play!

My two once came though with blankets over their heads and sat down. I asked why. DS said 'We're ghosts. You can't see us'
DD immediately responded with an exasperated 'Great. Now they'll know we are out of bed'
It was years ago but it still makes me smile! I miss bedtime stories and cuddles...
Loved the video link.

Well, tonight my kids came down within three minutes of saying goodnight, telling me they both had a bad dream...REAAAAALLLYY?!

My eldest has just been down again because he has drank all his water. I shall look forward to him pissing the bed later...

DS age 3 has decided he's going to be an utter arsehole at bedtime. He just will not go to sleep! Last night he was up till 11pm! 11! Then up at 8 of course.

I have put him to bed this evening and sat with him for an hour and a half while he sobbed and thrashed. He eventually crawled into my arms and said 'sorry mummy' - I managed to brain him on the door handle carrying him to bed.

DTS would cry and stamp and then fall asleep. DS3 is like a machine - he just will not cry himself to sleep, he is more likely to cry himself to sick and quite frankly, I do not want to be cleaning up sick off a bunk bed.

Hopefully, as he has done in the past, after a week or so he'll be much more amenable at bedtime .

Ah, yes. DS went to bed at 8. Up At 8.15 because he couldn't find the yellow car. 8.20 because he wanted bubbles (wtf?!), up at 8.45 because he heard 'a noise' (must get the room padded) and then 9 for the ONLY legitimate reason - he pooed in his pull up. And I have specifically told him to tell me if this happens - he's almost 4 and we're doing night-time toilet training.

So with all the good will in the world, I changed it. And he told me to 'Eat it! EAT the poo!' repeatedly without drawing breath, while somehow also cackling with delight. I said no, he insisted it is yummy. Guaranteed it is not, he told me, 'you are NOT my friend' and flung himself into bed.

It's quiet now. Am eating wine.