To be dreading the day ahead?

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DS is off school ill. DD (age 2) is home with us.
DH is out from 7.30am-6.30pm and we are going to be pretty much housebound!
Even if DS feels up to going out a bit later on, the weather is awful and so far not suitable for parks, at best a ten minute walk when it dries up a bit may be possible. We normally go to a support group on Wednesdays but whilst I am very tempted to go (it is not for illnesses) I don't want to make anyone ill.
So far I plan to cook a pie (should take up an hour or so on and off), a short walk if the weather is okay, some painting, a morning bath for them and hopefully they will both have a nap.
That is not going to keep us busy for 11 hours!
I am already resenting DH (he booked onto a course this week to have a change from the office with no thought as to how this would impact on me and the extra work I have to put in alone) and feel like I am going to be snapping by the time he gets home.
The only light is that DS is eating much more than he did yesterday so is hopefully getting better.
Feeling very sorry for myself..

Your DH did not know your son would be ill when he booked his one day course. I assume the course is work related.
Sorry but you I think you are being unreasonable. When you decided to be a SAHM these are the sort of days that can happen. 6.30pm is not late.
Boohoo the weather is bad and DS is ill, I cannot believe your even came on here to moan when others have serious issues. Get a grip

Actually Posh, it is a full weeks course! He is out 7.30- 6.30 all week and whilst technically the course is work related, he has done it before and booked onto it purely because he wanted to be out of the office for the week. He told me so after he booked it.
And I am not a SAHM. I work part time.

I agree with both of the other posters. He didn't know your son would be ill and it's unfortunate the weather is crap(are you in the midlands? Pissing it down here...) and I think you should have the duvet and Disney day like the other poster recommended

Even without DS being home ill today, the extra hours alone mean that I am getting kids ready and (with the exception today due to illness) and out to where they need to be with 0 help, go to work, collect kids on my way home, make tea, clean up afterwards, put the washing on, bath the kids and will be putting them to bed too because he put one of them to bed last night whilst I went out, I still then had no hang the washing up when I got home!

A sick child won’t want to do much more than sleep and watch cartoons. Maybe have a nice bath.

Fekko, it is the other non sick child that is going to drive me mad because she is going to be stuck inside all day.

I don't think it is unreasonable to be dreading being stuck home all day with sod all to do. My AIBU was relating to that, not whether or not I can resent DH for making the shit day longer than it would have been.

I can understand it's frustrating but it's not your husbands fault!
Break up the day by hours. So hour play dough, then movie.
Hour baking / cooking with the kids then some lunch.
Nap after lunch then a walk.
Home for bath and a movie then an hour playing with toys/building a den /playing with duplo
Bedtime for kids and wine for you

Not really the worse thing is it? May be a bit boring stressy but that's life surely.

7.30 to 6.30 isn’t exactly excessive hours.

I would rather be at home than at work. So don't complain.

i had DD2 when DD1 was 20 months old, and DH worked away Mon-Fri. No family nearby and no childcare. I feel your pain. If we had days stuck at home it was tough going. I always thought the anticipation of it was worse than the reality though. Do water play/crafts/baking/painting... and TV.

Heron being at home may be "better than work" when you aren't housebound!
I would rather go to work for a few hours or have the freedom to have fun with my kids. Our day ahead is not likely to be fun!
Bluedog, I think 11 hours at home alone with two kids and not being able to get out the house is quite excessive. My kids get cabin fever stuck in the house all day. As do I!
the fighting has already begun!

Is rather be at home all day than embarking in the absolute fucker of all shift runs today (think really shitty shifts for the next 17 days plus our child care has gone tits up so having to do something about that too).

It's one day.

Duvet day and DVDs. Heaven!

But really what you’re doing isn’t that exceptional. Loads of parents have to do it on their own every day.

Stick the tele on and watch a lot of dvds

Bloody Hell

I'd just get on with it

We had 4 solid weeks of it when they both got chicken pox one after the other!

I never said it was exceptional, I said I wasn't looking forward to it.
I posted looking for some support from other people stuck at home bored out their minds too!

Clearly because other people are worse off, no such support is available.

Chienrouge, apparently it is better than work. Please don't complain!

That sucks balls. I hated being trapped in the house with ill kids.

Put the tv on and feed them biscuits to shut them up.

I bet you're sorry you posted op!

I get you, it's going to be a long day. I hope it's not as bad as you are anticipating. Maybe the little one will have a big long nap.

Have you got a car? Can you go to a McDonalds drive through for lunch, eat it in the car park, then drive back round for an ice cream?

Then you could go to a car wash and your day would be almost filled!

meh, no big deal really. nothing special about being in all day. your over reacting

I would not be looking forward to spending an entire day indoors, with the weather the way it is, with sick people either.

I totally understand it's not something you're looking forward to! Fingers crossed for little to no arguing and fighting!

I am already resenting DH (he booked onto a course this week to have a change from the office with no thought as to how this would impact on me and the extra work I have to put in alone)

What?!! Is this comment for real?

DH is out from 7.30am-6.30pm

Er, well welcome to normal life for most SAHMs with working husbands. This is not even a particularly long day, merely an averagely long one - what on earth is the matter with you?