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To be counting down the days till school starts!

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Exhaustedmummy1811 · 05/01/2019 16:59

I am a mum of 4 currently 27 weeks pregnant with my 5th. These holidays feel like they have dragged, I love spending time with my children but we have run out of all the planned fun activities now. I have spent so much of the holidays cleaning the house and half the time looks like I haven't bothered haha
The kids are constantly 'bored' despite the abundance of art and crafts, baking, role play games, walks in the country side we are doing.. I just want my peace and quiet back now, does that make me a terrible mum?

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MrsPussinBoots · 05/01/2019 17:01

YANBU. I'm a single mum of one 5 year old and can't wait until Monday. It doesn't help that she's been ill but still. If I hear "I'm bored" one more time ...

bengalcat · 05/01/2019 17:02

Nope - only one day to go I guess - hats off to you with 5 to be - vasectomy ?

Kemer2018 · 05/01/2019 17:04

No. I've got a 12 y.o dd and its been relaxing. I was lucky enough to get 2 weeks off with her. I return Monday she returns Tuesday.
She's looking forward to catching up with her mates, but she's got a sore foot so not looking forward to walking to school.

WendyCope · 05/01/2019 17:05

I'm dreading the school run, the packed lunches, the homework, the huge organisation of it all.

Just dreading it, but my DD is 10 and very easy. When she was 5, I would count down the days to get a bit of a break from endless activities and the bloody park!!

GenerationSnowflake · 05/01/2019 17:05

you sound too nice! I only have 4, and they are quite tiring as it is, but I don't accept the word "bored". There's a list of chores to be done if anyone needs entertainment (as exciting as washing the patio for example Grin ).

I always feel like the holidays are too short, I find it much more tiring and stressful when they are back at school, but that doesn't make you BU.

I do agree about the house, mine is close to spotless during the week, much less so at the weekend, houses don't get messy and dirty when they are empty! You should involve them a lot more in tidying up, there's no way kids should be allowed to be bored before they at least tidy up the mess they have just done.

blackteasplease · 05/01/2019 17:07

I don't blame you with 4 and one on the way! Are the others all school age?

I have 2dc 5 and 10. I love them being off but I don't have a enough annual leave to cover any more holidays than we get unfortunately! But i suspected the limited amount of time I get off with them is the reason I like it! For a start just a limited number of days are easier to budget for.

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Exhaustedmummy1811 · 05/01/2019 17:09

Thank you, so glad I am not alone in this. My children are 12,8,4,3. The eldest and youngest have both had birthdays this week which I don't think has helped my stress level financially speaking haha the youngest still feels the need to 'touch' absolutely everything and seems to hate a clean, tidy house lol the eldest is fab around the house and there is a chore list to earn extra computer time, credits, treats ect I do find this helps sometimes

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WorraLiberty · 05/01/2019 17:09

I think entertaining our kids (and therefore causing ourselves more stress) is the downside to modern parenting really.

There were 5 of us and I don't ever remember my parents role playing, or doing anything much more than playing a few board games/cards in the evening.

We spent most of our time playing in the street or the garden.

WendyCope · 05/01/2019 17:10

I don't think my DD had ever said she is bored! Not once. That does not mean I'm super mum, means she amuses herself!

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Exhaustedmummy1811 · 05/01/2019 17:11

I should add I work from home so the youngest 2 are usually at nursery 3 days a week so having them here full time is exhausting!

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WendyCope · 05/01/2019 17:12

I agree though, OP the whole festive season is exhausting with the expectation etc. Throw two birthdays in the mix I'd be Hmm

Laiste · 05/01/2019 17:13

Bloody hate the drudgery of getting up (in the flippin dark) and doing sandwiches and making them get up and get washed and pushing and shoving them into uniforms and nagging for the breakfast to be eaten and the books to be read and the shoes to be put on and the coats and the bags and the water bottles and god knows what else to be remembered.

Then the 3 o'clock fiasco of the school run in the rain and cold and bringing tired smelly kids home and cleaning pack lunch boxes and feeding them and homework and after school clubs and pay the fees, and coughs and colds caught at school and letters about dress up days and money for this and money for that and trips and donations and aaaarrrrrggggghhhhhhhhhh.

I love the school hols personally.

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Exhaustedmummy1811 · 05/01/2019 17:13

My boys are fab (and always have been) at entertaining themselves, my girls seem to need a constant interaction and entertaining. The youngest especially cannot be left alone for more than 5 mins, she is currently laying on the table hovering over my tablet as she doesn't have 100% of my attention

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Exhaustedmummy1811 · 05/01/2019 17:15

@laiste I can completely agree on the fact I hate the school runs in this weather and every other day there is a letter home needing money for something but I can handle all the other bits if it mea s I get some peace and quiet lol

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WendyCope · 05/01/2019 17:16

Laiste Exactly this! I personally love the holidays!

7am, Monday morning, I won't be happy and will be doing ALL you describe.

GenerationSnowflake · 05/01/2019 17:23

Laiste
add the dreaded phone call from school to pick a sick one up, when you are more than an hour and a half away from there Angry

Life feels so much easier and happier when they are off school! I am still campaigning for a 3 days weekend for all of us, but that doesn't seem to take

BlitheringIdiots · 05/01/2019 17:26

Ive had the two weeks off with my DS12 and have loved every minute of it. No rushing to work. No badgering to do homework. Dreading Monday when we both go back and the rushing starts again

RomanyRoots · 05/01/2019 17:26

YANBU, you sound like you have your hands full.
I won't be glad though as I miss mine terribly, dd goes back tomorrow and I know I'll be miserable come monday morning.

yodelsay · 05/01/2019 17:27

Dreading Monday as both my DSs go back to boarding school. Will miss them so much.

RomanyRoots · 05/01/2019 17:29

yodelsay

Me too. Thanks

Iused2BanOptimist · 05/01/2019 17:52

Traffic driving to work has been bliss this week. I've left home fifteen minutes later and arrived fifteen minutes early. Not looking forward to Monday. Sad

SadOtter · 05/01/2019 18:03

I'm a Teaching Assistant. I want to go back now. I love my DC, I really do, but I need some space! Christmas is the worst one as DH is off work too, it was lovely for a few days but he is getting on my nerves now.

Tumbleweed101 · 05/01/2019 18:07

Dreading it. Hate the busy mornings and I’ve been off work so will be back at work on Monday too. Have found it lovely and restful this holiday.

Stopwoofing · 05/01/2019 18:08

I’m sad Christmas and new year is all over even though the behavilor has been execrable at times

Cornettoninja · 05/01/2019 18:14

We had a busy Christmas with dd(3) and very chilled new year. I’ve been in work a couple of days over the break but she’s had a full two weeks and has been getting bored for the last couple of days. It’s good for her to be bored I think (not so much me as she’s fully committed to make believe with her stupid dolls and I hate, hate, hate it!) but I reckon we’ll all be okay with getting back into our normal routine next week.

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