My best friend is having a small NYE party at hers tomorrow evening & has invited myself and my DS10 along.
There will be her, her 3 kids (9,6,5) her brother, his 3 kids, (9,7,3) her mum & dad and their DD (6) & then us.
ALL of the kids bar my DS and one of her kids have ADHD and they are a nightmare! They fight, they don't listen, they run around screaming, hit each other and I know this sounds awful, but they just do my head in.
My DS also gets annoyed by them, they don't leave him alone, he will quite happily sit next to me on the sofa playing his tablet for a while and and then join in the games when we play them and sing with us and watch the fireworks at midnight but the kids won't allow him to, they pull him about, want to play fight etc but he is a quiet lad and doesn't like all that.
The thought of going is upsetting me. I think I would rather just stay at home alone with my son, get a take away, watch a film, play board games and watch the fire works at midnight then go to bed.
My friend wants me there as we do generally see in the new year together but she will want me to drink and stay the night (Along with everyone else) they are all big drinkers and probably won't go to bed until at least 3am (I won't be able to either as I'l be on the sofa) and then the kids will wake me up at 7!! So New Year's Day will be a write off.
its a 3 mile walk and there will be no taxi's.
I have asked my DS if he wants to go & he says he doesn't mind either way.
I will feel awful on my friend if I don't go & I feel awful saying her kids do my head in, but AIBU to not want to go? 