To think the novelty of motherhood can wear off

[Winosaurus]

This is lighthearted before anyone takes it too seriously

So before kids I was desperate for them, thought I’d be like Maria Von Trapp and love every second.
Kids are now 7 & 3 and I’ve had enough of playdoh, CBeebies, being used as a human climbing frame.
Yesterday I hid in my en suite bathroom pretending to the kids I was having a poo because I was secretly eating a mars bar a didn’t want to share with them
Currently dreaming of being 20-something and on a beach sipping cocktails

Also I’ve heard the word “snack” for the 5678th time this morning already and it’s only 9am

Ds 1- I quit my job to be a sahm

Dd2- went to work for a day when she was three weeks old

There are not enough kit days this time around. I love them so bloody much but my god, the constant mummy, mummy, mummy! The grabbing, climbing, shouting etc drives me insane. I just want to sit in a dark quiet room for 1 hour that's all. I laugh at me naive pre-kids self now. I even once considered homeschooling

I know one mum who had 4 DC in 4 years...starting with twins.

She confessed to me that when they were small it was hard work but doable....but as they got older it was just a nightmare.

Dinnertimes were like feeding time at the zoo -she'd leave the room and come back to find one crying because someone had pinched his food and the others shouting and arguing.

I was desperate to have a child and did so aged 43 after having three miscarriages in one year... thats how desperate I was.

I work full time (and hate it) and I crave more time with my dd but I also crave time alone which I never ever get.

Today I have had my first day home alone in about six years and I have just sat and done nothing.

Waddle please don't take this the wrong way...but are you crazy 😱 I was a SAHM for three years with DD...i have already decided that i will do a year tops with the next one before i go job hunting!! Someone suggested i home school DD...i'm not sure who would be committed first, me or her 😂😂😂

I've been a mummy for 25 years. I have a nearly 4 year old and two in between.

It's true, they don't necessarily move out.

On a serious not i worry for the kids these days. Can't afford a home of their own round here. The prices are crazy. Mostly people from miles away wanting a 2nd home in the countryside and the locals are priced out. My eldest moved out, then no.2 moved out. No.1 has came back and no.2 is on shakey ground. I've said you're all welcome back anytime. Plus long term partner if absolutely necessary! I mean what can you do? You never stop being mum.

I imagined I'd be patient, calm and gentle as a parent. That hasn't happened. I must've yelled, "Will you give up!" at my dc a million times this aft. I'm looking forward to Monday when they go back to school - it can't come soon enough. And I'm a teacher!
I imagined I'd do art and crafts and baking and shit with them. I don't know why; I've always hated that sort of stuff even when I was a child!
I get fed up of playing. My blood runs cold when they ask me to join in a game.
I sound like a right misery. I'm not, I do enjoy being a mum but definitely run out of energy and patience so much more quickly than I ever thought I would.

Oh god the "mummy" thing.... arhh my tow year old had just started with this... mummy, mummy, mummy, mum, MUMMY!!!! I'm standing right next to her! Why do they do it???

I'm pretty lucky as she still has a nap and it can be quite long, so no matter what we are home everyday by 1pm so she can sleep and I can get some peace till 3!

Gosh I was hoping it'd be easier with my own! 6 year old DSD drives me up the wall some days with the relentlessness of it all. I thought it was just because she's not mine and i don't have the maternal bond with her.

Maybe I shall be keeping my coil in a whole lot longer!

YANBU! DD's sleep has been so bad the last few nights that I got back into bed last night sobbing that I just couldn't do it anymore (things always seem worse at 3.30 in the morning)! I obviously worried my OH because he's texted me three times today, asking if we're ok!

"Maybe I'll feel differently when ds starts secondary this sept. I'm probably primary-schooled out too."

YYY, secondary is great, they treat the parents like actual grown ups. Dd2 (my youngest) is in Yr 6, really, really can't wait for her to finish primary. The novelty there has well and truly worn off.

Oh the heady bliss of having both dc at Secondary, no school runs and their own door key

Here was me hoping someone would tell me this only happens with the first child 😂😂 it's perfectly acceptable to have oneself sectioned immediately after birth right???

I have a DD who is nearly 2. I love her but man it’s tough. We have no family nearby so every 6-8 weeks I book a day off work, where DD is at nursery, and do exactly what I want. Sleep? Cinema? Nails? Afternoon tea?Exhibition in London? Yes!

6-8 weeks is my limit. After that I start to crack.

TrippingUp you should join some of the childfree groups on Facebook, there’s some really good secret groups, if you’re a childfree woman you need all the support you can get to drown out the bingos. (‘It’s different when it’s your own, you shouldn’t care about overpopulation, it’s selfish to not replicate your genes, you don’t know real love until you’ve bred, it’s people like you who should have kids, who’ll look after you when you’re old, don’t you want a family, what’s wrong with you’)

I WANT MICHAEL ROSEN’S HEAD ON A PLATTER!!!

I have been on 153 bear hunts in 5 days! When I could have been drinking/sleeping/eating I can’t wait until I pack DS(3) off to nursery!

I love the story really

My DS is 11 now and I'm just finding it so much easier. I had a mad few months of wanting more last year but I'm so glad I never acted on it. I love DS with all my heart but I really couldn't do it all over again! The sleep thing is a major reason why, he was a non sleeper and even the thought of doing that again makes me feel terrified and the fact that when they're small you can't do anything because they're just tied to you 24/7. I've just spent an hour in the bath in complete silence with nobody bothering me, I never want to give being able to do this up!! And just being able to sit and do nothing that's my favourite thing to do but you can't do that with a baby can you. No I'm definitely never having more. I want to spend the rest of my live in a quiet relaxed state

*life

I have found my people😂
I’ve got two girls 10 months and almost 4.
I clock watching for 5 for there bedtime because I’ve had enough by then.
I also always wanted children and I’m grateful every day for them but I think I went into motherhood totally blind. It’s bloody hard work

I used to hide in the loo to escape my chatter box DD who was my shadow. She is now a teen who thinks I am the most embarrassing person ever and hardly speaks to us unless she is hungry or wants something. I’d love to have my shadow chatterbox back

I have 3, last a surprise.

1st was a high needs baby, I thought it would help going back to work when she was 7 months. No then I was just exhausted from waking all night and working all day.

2nd one lived in the sling whilst I ran around potty training, doing playgroups and playgrounds. She liked to have a party from 3-5am right before dd1 woke up. Now she just throws hissy fits over every little thing.

3rd one I had 3 under 4 and was recovering from major surgery. Told DH it was his turn when youngest was 10 months old, went back to work and never looked back. I was done with nursery rhymes and playgroup small talk.

Luckily I have plugged them into tablets today so I could recover from a run of nightshifts. Not quite working out currently as ds (4) is dive-bombing me whilst I try to MN.

What I want to know is why DH can disappear to the loo/have a bath for half an hour without anyone looking for him, but as soon a I sit down on the toilet or get in a shower one of them burst through the door or starts hammering on it to get in?

Also why if your father is downstairs in the same room do you not ask him to get you a snack rather than waking me up when I am asleep upstairs?

Placemarking shamelessly for mars bar eating time later on.

Yanbu 'can I have a drink?' Makes me want to hurl myself out of the window.

I've had 3 - eldest 11 and done a 3 year stint as a sahm. Start full time next week and despite the standard portion of guilt I'm also excited and ready for it!

I'm been on Ebay looking for contraception and a time machine.

I stayed up until 12.30am last night to greet 16yo DD from a party. I actually considered this a win as until recently I would have had to go out and collect her in the car.

Got into bed at 12.40am. 2yo DS2 woke at 1.40. FML.

Cannot really complain as I am going away for 3 nights next weekend. I am seriously wondering where I got the balls to book 3 nights though? Current-me always overestimates future-me. Anyway, I'm going and that's that

I have a 9 year old. I hated the baby stage. I found it boring. I love her and would die without her but she is so much better now.

I considered having another but I honestly don’t think I could do it all again.

Maybe I am too selfish.