to be relieved that the school summer holidays are nearly over?

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I have really enjoyed them (mostly) but I feel exhausted and skint and fed up (with myself not the DC).

I work part time (so the DC were in childcare on those days) but the days I have been with the DC have been really full on and I don't feel like I have pleased either of them some days (big age gap between the two).

I had lots of plans but some most haven't come to fruition which I feel guilty about and now we are running out of time

I always imagine everyone else frolicking their way through the six weeks

At the beginning of the summer I vow to be like Mary Poppins but end up more like Cruella Deville.

YABU . Dh and i are both teachers. Entertaining our dc for 6 weeks is restful and lovely compared with dealing with loads of other people's dc every day. I'd happily have another 6 weeks.

YABU . Dh and i are both teachers. Entertaining our dc for 6 weeks is restful and lovely compared with dealing with loads of other people's dc every day. I'd happily have another 6 weeks.

We have had a shite summer holiday this year. A combination of 2 asd'ers not wanting to go out a toddler not wanting to be in teens who want to stay up all night and sleep all day dp working all the time myself working 1 day a week meaning only one family day to do anything with which we have no money anyway.

We live in a seaside town so its been murder with all the tourists. DC are bored and fighting I had so many big ideas of lovely things we could do and hardly any of them have come off. I really feel I've let them all down and we are all worse off for the break this year

I loved it but I'm actually ready for them to go back now and so are the kids, both of mine love going to school (young primary) so I'm now waking up most mornings to 'is it school today'. It is hard though, I haven't done any major days out as we have Mexico booked for next year and Disneyland Paris at Xmas so saving the spends etc for that really but we have done picnics in the park with friends, BBQ in the garden, met up with family for meals out, park, my daughters had a mini holiday with a friend, sleep overs, baking. Even with no major days out Iv spent a small fortune (more then I wanted) along with buying nearly all new uniform for my youngest and new shoes, tops, tights for my daughter... all I hear everytime we go out is mum can I have this, I want, I need, please please please. Iv only just been paid for this month and I'm already skint til I get paid at the end of next month (skint for luxury items, all food, bills paid).

And my youngest has autism and he's managed to rip the kitchen cabinet door off, crack our bath panel (bathroom was only re-done 6 months ago completely), pull the shower curtain down, break countless things that have a string attached or is lone wires such as my choker necklaces, wire to headphones, chargers, couple of clutch bags straps, a dress that had a tie up waist thing ... no matter how many times I take it off him, distract, give him other strong items he always manages to find something else he shouldn't that I didn't think off .... so as much as I love my kids and enjoy spending time with them I'm 100% ready

Strong items = string items! Ops

I've had a great 6 weeks with the kids but I am ready for them to go back now.
I so wish I was a Mary poppins mom (the ones who breeze through the 6 weeks with fun packed days every single day)
But after the last few days of being in the garden I'm quite happy to have a pj day and leave kids in front of Xbox today

**Sorry OP, YABU. I've loved have all 3 DC home, feeling really sad this is the last week. It has been pretty relentless but we've packed a lot in. 8 weeks would be the ideal time I think.

I always think this attitude sounds smug and ignorant of other people's situations. My DD1 does much better with the set routine of school and Brownies, by the end of the holidays I'm always keen to get her back into it.

And that's not saying that I haven't enjoyed the summer holidays, but there's such a thing as too much, for both us and the DCs.

I'm the opposite. Have loved every minute and I'm totally gutted that it's back to school next week and will miss my biggest heaps. Seeing her with her little sister has been wonderful. Dreading being back to the endless routines, early mornings, early to bed so she's not tired rather than staying up with us, all the school politics, school uniform everyday, structured meal times... basically feel like getting back on the treadmill and see life whizzing away where as the holidays have been all about being together, lazy days and fun. Don't even feel like we can make the most of the last week as I'm needing to get her back into the early morning, early nights routine. :0(

Thanks for all the replies everyone :)

Juggling work and having kids home is stressful every summer. Summer Holiday should be 5 weeks not 6 as inset days always turn it into 7 which is too long. And then give us 2 weeks in October instead so we aren't all trying to take leave at the same time. It must be lovely if you can be off all of those weeks - but having some time off - then having to work even longer hours to make up the time on the days you are in - means exhaustion on days off and everyone is short changed. It's a relief to get back to normal.

Cannot wait for the return of routine, other than a lovely family holiday for first two weeks my 6 year old DS has been at holiday clubs and I've only been off this week looking after him and it's honestly been exhausting and I can't wait to go back to work on Monday!