To ask what your children do that annoys you the most?

[Iloveanimals]

Sorry but I've just had a bad day with ds
He wouldn't listen to instructions properly, kept running off in front when I told him not to, argued back and finally hurt himself because he was acting silly.
Also he's so flamin fussy at meal times that they often turn into a disaster
Cheer me up and make me feel like I'm not alone . What do yours do to get your back up?

[EsmesBees]

It's the repetition for me too. Mine is only two so aware this is all part of her development. But when that little voice says 'read Topsy and Tim again Mummy' I'd like to be able to point out that I've already read it four times in a row, and found it tedious every time.

[alltouchedout]

I've thought of more.

Not using bins. I am sick of hearing myself say "the sofa/ floor/ shelf/ bed/ is not a bin, ds, please take your rubbish to the bin".

Responding to any request for them to do something they don't particularly fancy doing with "do I have to?" They know the answer will be yes. Why ask?

Peeing on the toilet seat/ floor and not cleaning it up. I get that accidents happen. But for goodness' sake clean up the pee.

Taking the last bit of something and leaving the empty jar/ packet/ etc in the cupboard or fridge.

Ignoring me for hours and then the moment I decide to phone someone, decide they must talk to me, urgently, now now now.

Asking what it was like in the olden days. How the fuck would I know, I was born in 1981.

[JennyOnAPlate]

My eldest is 9 going on 14. Constant eye rolling, muttering under her breath and door slamming. Im leaving home before the teenage years.

[Tequilamockingbirdturd]

Last week I came home to an empty house (DS13 had come in from school then gone out again) I walked upstairs into the bathroom and found a whole slab of angel cake with two huge bites missing out of the side and half stuffed back in the wrapper and placed on the bathroom sink!!! WTF!! Needless to say he got a rollicking when he got home, his reaction.... "ok ok keep your hair on"

I don't recall Enid Blyton book characters giving out this type of shit ...what's gone sooo wrong with societies kids?

[dementedma]

Empty cartons in the fridge
Half empty tins of sweet corn in the fridge - uncovered
Bread crumbs all over the side surfaces
Toilet roll tubes on the bathroom window sill
Bins overflowing like a Jenga competition
Yoghurt pots in the sink, instead of rinsed and in recyling
Dry cat food tipped from a height so it goes all over the floor
Wet towels on bathroom or bedroom floor

.....yup, teens!

[bonbonours]

Bickering. I spend my life saying "Stop bickering. Just stop. Stop talking now." because they just won't let the slightest disagreement go. I keep trying to explain to my oldest (aged 10) that if she keeps on arguing the toss, the other one will keep on too, and it's better to just stop and tell yourself in your head you are right. But it's so hard to put into practice, even for adults, I suppose I'm asking a lot of them.

Oh and waking me up with bloody Dan TDM on full volume first thing in the morning.

[bonbonours]

Jollypirates I feel your pain on the toilet front. DS is 6 and a half and always always waits until he is doing the toilet dance before actually going to the toilet. I frequently say, "Do you need a wee?" and he says, "No .... er, oh YES" cue furious running to the loo trying frantically to pull his trousers down.

I keep thinking, how old will he be before he knows he needs to go before I know!

Also he refuses to wee standing up (which is weird but at least avoids wee on the seat) or outside which is infuriating and inconvenient.

[Dustbunnies]

Fucking faffs about all the fucking time and wants to twat about and fiddle with absolutely everything in her vicinity. Everything takes so long!

Answers back 'I'm only...' to anything I tell her to do/not do - I don't care what you're 'only' doing, do as you're told!

She's not even three

[froyotogo]

It was the breast feeding, then it was the lack of sleeping and now it's the goddamn talking at me. It's constant, it's very intelligent but I don't want to hear it all the bloody time.

[Thissideof40]

DD is 12 and has hormones raging all over the place. At the moment I get shouting and screeching over the most ridiculous things. Tonight apparently I hate her, I never let her have fun and she has the worst life ever all because I took her phone off her. . And DS never stops talking. He barely takes a breath.

[WorknameJimEllis]

Volume control (lack of)

Whining when tired. And as pp said, always coincides with when I'm tired and have no tolerance for it.

[Jollypirates3]

bonbon all males sit in this house including dh. I soent years wiping butts. I dont want to now clea everyones pee including dh offof the floor!

[Jollypirates3]

I dont think my eldest even knows he could stand to pee.... maybe thays my problem.

[angelnix]

My 7 year old constantly whinges "issssssss not my fault" when she gets told off, drives me flipping crazy

[TheSmallClangerWhistlesAgain]

Being a really heavy sleeper and pressing the snooze button on her alarm over and over again, when I've been on a late shift the night before. Drives me absolutely nuts. I tried to buy her an alarm with no snooze function, but she just uses her phone.

[IToldYouIWasFreaky]

DS (9) has developed this weird habit of blowing out suddenly so his cheeks flap...really hard to explain but bloody annoying! It's driving me potty at the moment.
He also frequently tries to have conversations with me while I am brushing my teeth, despite me not being able to talk, and while I am using the hair dryer, despite not being able to hear him!
Oh and the constant arguing/answering back. He'd claim black is white just for the sake of arguing!

[switswoo81]

2.3 yr old collapses her legs every time I try to hold her hand so I end up half dragging her while ignoring the pain shooting down my back.
Fuckin drives me nuts.

[gingersketcher]

The smoking, swearing, rudeness, mess, selfishness. That's just one though - the others never annoy me really although the constant phones drive me mental (says she on her phone)

[blondiebonce]

Could have written your post Dustbunnies.

Not yet 3 and she is so bloody bossy. Sit down after being at work "MUMMY YOU PRETEND YOU A HORSE AND EAT THIS PAPER I MADE".

Has a complete crying fit because the peanut butter wasn't spread on her toast properly.

Pisses about when I'm trying to get us out of the door.

Selective hearing.

Saying yes and meaning no and vice versa.

Waking up in the middle of the night just for a cuddle. Yes it's adorable in theory...not so much at 2.30am.

Saying she needs a wee because she knows I'll drop everything etc...sitting down and saying "I not need a wee"

I love her so so much but ohhhh my goodness children push buttons. You think they warn you about most things when you're pregnant. Nope. What about this fecking nervous twitch I've developed?

[CabbagePatchKid91]

DD shoving her hands in her mouth rather than my nipples. Why does she want the mittens and not the milk! And then she screams because she is frustrated 😭 (Part of me wants to join her in the screaming when it's 2am and she just won't latch!)

[Pipsqueak23]

Whinging. Oh my god it drives me crazy. My lb knows he doesn't get what he wants when he whinges of it just ends up with him being in trouble, but he still flamin does it.... Argh

[Forgettheworld]

Oh god where to start!!
Climbs on everything walls, tables my fucking sofa!
Talks very loud
Says "what" all the time even when he's heard.
Watches me make tea then says he doesn't like it.
Cries about everything
"Mummy pretend" a million times a day
I have to fight to get him in the bath then fight to get him out.
Comes in our bedroom in the middle of the night and just stares at me until I wake up and shite myself.
Ahh pass me the wine

[aquashiv]

Having to be asked to help. Then they double check they have all been asked to help. Incase its classed as favouritism or slave labour. Cue moaning if a job is considered harder.

[aquashiv]

Lol @ pp

[YourMateMima]

Chew food and spit it out although I sometimes still eat it