To let them kill each other?

[AnnonniMoose]

Endless school holidays. Children - constantly bickering and trying to kill each other.

WIBU to just let them get on with it so I can have some peace & quiet?

[AnnonniMoose]

@EllenMP - yes, then they fight over the one friend lol.

[EllenMP]

Playdates. Lots of playdates. Try to get one out to a friend's and the other one in with a friend at yours. Or friends round for both if needs must. It's ghastly when siblings don't get along, but even having one friend round for one of them can often shift the dynamic between the siblings temporarily.

[tmh88]

@user1463178569 my sister once pulled the jeans off me I was wearing and went out in them! we use to fight over clothes shockingly

[Ylvamoon]

I always tell mine that the last one alive has to clean up the mess!

[Surfskatefamily]

@somuchroom haha. I'm thinking them inflatable 'gladiator' style bashing sticks for when mine are bigger 😂
(you know the game where gladiater and contestant would try knock each other off a big podium)

[Somuchroom]

@Surfskatefamily my mum did the same, but we only had one set of boxing gloves so my brother would get the right glove first and beat the shit out of me, after 2 minutes we were allowed to swap and I beat the shit out of him. Those were the days

[AnnonniMoose]

Oh yes...

[LordProfFekkoThePenguinPhD]

Our mum used to save up jobs for us - paint the garage, clear out the attic, dig the potato patch...

[grandageorge]

Hi, just a thought - if terms are roughly 10 weeks each, four could fit in a year, giving two or three weeks holiday for recovery!
Also would give flexibility for staff research and development!
Children could do an extra remedial term easily, and the bright ones could rush on.
Holidays generally would be less expensive (no fixed peak), and premises would be used year-round. Win-win?

[AnnonniMoose]

@HalyardHitch - hahahahahahaha 😂😂😂

Yes, it gets worse, sorry. Just wait 'till puberty when the hormones start acting up. It sooooo much fun.

[Jamjarjem]

My dd gets 7 weeks summer holiday- 7!!!!!! There's not so much arguing with her sibling as my ds is only 2 months old but the thought of having to keep them both alive constantly for the next 3 weeks makes me want to run away

[Whatjusthappenedthere]

I’m half Scottish. I was raised in Scotland until the age of 14. Loving the reminders of Scottish parenting wisdom. Will be employing it today if they start.

[Whatjusthappenedthere]

I was going to start this exact thread. 2 bored teenagers now all the fun stuff is over. By that I mean long weekend staying at the Alton Towers resort. 4 days in NY and 10 days in the Caribbean 2 days in London . Back to reality now . They are behaving as though they have been chained up inside for a month.
Yesterday I wanted to take the camper to the beach... we are god damn lucky enough to live 30 minutes away from a beach where you can park right next to the sand and just go wild . Few games, BBQ, run with the dogs which DD normally loves. Normal boring family stuff. There’s even a fucking ice cream van that sells home made Gelato all day long.
They would not lift a finger to help get things ready. Left dishes unwashed. Retreating to screens the moment I wasn’t asking them to get themselves ready. Fighting, actual physical play fighting that always ends badly. The only time I can relax is if they have gold star grade A attention or activity or they are in front of a screen.
And if DD repeats back to me one more time what I say to her in an annoying fake American accent I’m going to loose my shit. Again. .

[HalyardHitch]

The fighting doesn't improve then? Mine are one and two and fight like cat and dog. I was hoping for at least SOME improvement as they get older

[Surfskatefamily]

Ahh my dad put boxing gloves on me n my sister n let us go in the basement. Was pretty fun

[OhMyDarling]

Can we all take a moment to appreciate how hard our children’s teachers work to not only get all these little cherubs to coexist (mostly) peacefully, but also deliver a whole curriculum of learning!

[TriciaH87]

We're all feeling the summer holiday pain. Ds1 was on the phone to a friend so ds2 tried to take it off him. Then because his brother moved threw himself on the floor in front of me saying Ds1 pushed him. Total melt down when I refused to tell his brother off. Have to keep reminding myself only 2 weeks to go so it's not worth doing time. Im just waiting to find out which comes first them going back to school or me in the loony bin.

[ThistleTits]

ScottishBadger
Your mother was a very wise woman.

[Korvalscat]

Scottish Badger's My mother used to say 'If you are going to fight each other, be prepared to fight to the death. I will not be intervening to save you'

This reminded me of something my ex son-in-law told me that his (Scottish) Mum said to him and his brother when they were playing up: 'I brought you into this world and I can take you out of it'

[cavalier]

My body’s used to have punch ups a lot now 29 and 32 not living under the same roof they are good friends who text a lot ( one in Leicester and one In Essex ) and are not clashing ... but as youngsters ugh ... drove me up the wall ..
Lol believe it or not it went so quickly but at the time I was desperate ... when teens I threatened to ring the police ... i couldn’t bear it but we got through it and I used to rejoice when the holidays were over ... one lad loved footy so he joined a club and was out 3 weeks with that ... kids are two couped up these days ... we used to go out all day ...when they find their own way in life you miss them .. lol ... now waiting for grand babies God willing 😀💕💙

[MrsRedFly]

Another good Scottish mum quote

'I don't care who started it - I'm finishing it!'

Which can refer to any arguement /fight!

[youarenotkiddingme]

SDT my dad did similar to my sister and I in France. We knew way back and were told to sort it before we returned. I was the passive one (and older) and tried to discuss getting along. My sister just said "I don't like you. You're not my friend and we wouldn't have this issue if you didn't keep trying to play with me"

We stopped arguing. But we've not had a close relationship ever. And she's still quite a nasty piece of work when she chooses to be.

[youarenotkiddingme]

And that bellend of an ice cream man who drives around my house three times a day? There is a place in hell for you my friend. A special place. Jingly jangly twat.



Ne d to read the rest but this is gold dust!

[AlisonOrdnung]

I told my two years ago that I was empowering them to del with conflict themselves by not getting involved. One of my few parenting successes.

[Expectingkittens]

This summer was feeling much easier than last summer until today. Today I've had enough. They get on well tbh, its usually the youngest who causes any issues. But the constant asking for food and drinks. Omg! They don't want this much at school ffs.