I’m loosing my fucking mind I swear.
It started on Sunday- MIL came down for Sunday dinner. Criticised my cooking, our new kitchen (we’ve saved up a long time for it and cost a fortune so while it is a first world problem it was upsetting) and as usual tried to taking over parenting my DC. I ended up losing my shit with her and kicking her out. DH got caught in the middle which made me feel shitty.
DH has been away working this week, and will be gone this weekend visiting his brother and some childhood friends. A 100% deserved/earnt trip for him- he more than pulls his weight when he is home.
We have 2 kids- DS (8, just started Y4) and DD who is 21 months. DS is a mummy’s boy, DD is a daddy’s girl through and through- so I’m sure you fellow mummies to daddy’s girls can imagine what my week has been like with her.
I’m not ashamed to admit I’ve used the television as a babysitter more than once this week- I’m also not ashamed of telling the woman who tutted at me for leaving DD sat in her pram watching Cinderella while I dried my hair after swimming to fuck off and mind her own business. I’m sure she would preferred a happy toddler to one having a full blown meltdown in the changing room.
Nor am I ashamed to admit that we have had a takeaway twice this week, on the days I have come home after a 10 hour shift to find the house needed tidying and I needed to wrestle 2 overtired children into bed.
DD has been in meltdown mode over the littlest thing all week. I’m literally exhausted. She hasn’t slept for more than 4 hours at a time all week- and usually goes from 7pm-7.30/8am
I called my mum this morning begging her to take them both for a night- a choice she regretted taking 10 minutes after leaving the house because there was a traffic jam on the motorway and DD was having a meltdown.
But I don’t give a fuck. Because I’m sat on the sofa watching a film I’ve been meaning to watch for nearly 2 years with a large glass of wine and a dominos on route 
Just got to get through one night with the devil spawn tomorrow and DH will be home 