To expect my sons to not....

[obimomkanobi]

Shout, jump, fight, wrestle and rampage around my house all the feckin time?

I don't expect them to sit like statues but I would like some time during the day without them shouting, stamping, crying 'cos they've been hurt.

And call me old fashioned, but my living room isn't wembley feckin stadium and I don't want to have to dodge fecking footballs.

And I'm sure it's nice to pick your nose while you are having a pooh on the toilet, but please don't wipe your snot on the bathroom wall.

And if you both went to sleep when I put you to bed instead of pratting around for 2 hours, you wouldn't be so fecking tired and grumpy.

I'm a bit edgy this evening, handle me carefully.

But my sons are getting on my wick!!!!!

[obimomkanobi]

We do have a garden, but it's been p*issing it down for the past couple of days and it's like a mudbath out there. And do I want a mudbath situation at half 8 on a school morning?

And even in the garden they are nutters, why play football when you can jump off high stuff, poke each other with sticks and engage in free-from ninja fighting.

[obimomkanobi]

Leati..a cut off toe!!! I was asking my DH last night about what he and his bro's did when they were boys. His answer didn't fill me with confidence.

One of them ended up with a knife sticking out of his thigh after an attempt at circus tricks went wrong, and then there was the time when one of them got stuck down a drain, and then there was the time one of them fell through a window, and the time when they went on a little trip on their bikes, got lost and were 'missing' for 12 hours....

By the way, Anna8888 do you have sons?

[BirdyArms]

Is there anything I can do stop this happening to my ds's (2.3 and 4 months)?? I know the mayhem is coming whether I like it or not (and I don't) but would it help to be stricter from an early age, ie stop the 2 yr old jumping on sofa and playing with balls in the house now? And have I got the energy to stop him now?

[obimomkanobi]

There is nothing you can do birdy, you would be like King Canute trying to hold the tide back.

[herbiemom]

Yep - boys are hard work and totally revolting. Found myself at the bottom of a 'bundle' last night - wouldn't have been so bad as DSs are only 4 and almost 3 but DP joined in too. They all think it's hilarious to 'get mummy!'.

Also, woke up this morning to find both boys in bed with us and while I'd been snoozing they had been sticking bogeys along my arm. Charming.

[Listmaker]

We went camping this weekend with lots of families from year 2 at school. I was amazed by the boys and their energy and madness! They are wild! Girls are just so different!

Mind you my dd1 (9) puts all her bogies under her pillow! Lovely! They do wash off though!

[bozzaNatasha]

One thing you can do is not allow balls in the house. Raining or not. Mine get a balloon on the hall and that is the limit.

[GreebosWhiskers]

Girls are different? This thread could be describing my dd1 & dd2! They're 13 & 14 now so most of their fights are verbal but there's still the odd punch & kick thrown.

We've had bogeys/poo wiped on walls, food fights with Ready Brek, broken ornaments & trips to casualty. Even now I spend most of my time with them refereeing.

I've got 2.4yo dd3 & 8mo ds too so I know it's all going to start again soon

[OrmIrian]

So glad it's not just me. My home is a constant battle ground - often starts out good natured but ends up with blood shed. I've just cleaned up and I am still amazed after 10 yrs of parenthood how 3 children can create such complete and perfect chaos.

It's exhausting.

[Anna8888]

obimom - worse... stepsons