FFS!!!

[justilou1]

I have a cold... While I totally understand that it’s nothing life-threatening like Manflu or anything..... it’s late Sunday afternoon, my tonsils are touching, I can’t speak, my nose is blocked and I feel like shit. I have put myself to bed for an hour. In that time my kids (11, 11 & 13) have each barged into my room to ask me where something of theirs is and my husband has come in and asked where the vacuum cleaner is (In the cupboard where it always fucking is....) then he has proceeded to vacuum right outside my bedroom door, banging it repeatedly and wondered why he had a shoe thrown at him. WTF is wrong with these people? I have never put myself to bed for an hour before. Is it too much to ask for some peace? Is the fabric of the universe going to unravel if I actually get some rest? I double-dog dare anyone to ask me what’s for dinner.

What's for dinner?

Gaaaaaaaaaah!

😂 @JohnnyKarate

I feel your pain Op, colds are the worst.

I think when you are better you need to re-evaluate their ability to cope without you. Ie a steep learning curve with them doing more house stuff and you doing less. In our house if I am ill I get waited on and a quiet house.

Someone will be in soon to ask what's for dinner. Us mothers aren't allowed to be unwell did, you not know that

How is it late Sunday afternoon when you have posted Sunday morning?

Because not everyone lives in England

I assume she lives near me.. in Australia?

Maybe op is in a different country tabby

not everyone on Mumsnet lives in the UK. Troll hunting skills - 0/10.

OP I totally get this. I've not been well all week but I'm still getting demands from all sides, yet when they're ill they get to lie in bed all day watching TV or sleeping. Drives me nuts.

Hope you feel better soon.

How is it late Sunday afternoon when you have posted Sunday morning?

Lol. That is not how the internet works!

Yanbu.

Hope you feel better soon.

Thanks fellow Mums. Yes - in Australia. While I probably look like one and am possibly about to act like the one under the bridge, I am definitely not a troll. X

This reminds me of when I was a teenager. I had damaged a disc in my spine so spent several days lying on my bedroom floor.

My Mum had gone away for the weekend with a couple of friends. I have a brother so was currently the only female in the house.

My Dad came into my bedroom and said 'what's for dinner?'

I think your 'hour' should start again every time you are disturbed.

And when you are feeling better sit them all including your husband down and explain how rude and annoying to you while you were ill, they all were and you thought that you had taught them how to look after themselves and the house and as they have all proved they are not. So as of now they are all on a intensive training course and a list of all chores they need to do will be drawn up for them to complete.

What @Clutterbugsmum said. Like the idea of resetting the time clock every time you’re disturbed! :)

@Clutterbugsmum that is genius!

Clutter you've just reminded me my did that once.
It's all it took

*my mum