I have a 6 and an 8 yr old son....can I just come in and scream for a moment!!!!

[SiltSilt]

They are great kids, honestly they are, but good god they drive me crazy some days!!! My 6yr has an opinion on everything, and I mean everything!!! Most of the time I recognise this as a great, curious and intelligent trait - today it just means he is arguing with everything I say. My 8 year old cannot seem to complete one simple task without being distracted and then anwsering back... this means monitoring every act like getting changed as if I don't he'll likely take one sock of then wander off being distracted by another thought!! Again great he is creative and imaginative, and I love the way his minds works and he is always exploring ideas, but on days like today he is just driving me crazy. He can't seem to do anything without being completely distracted!! I do feel guilty though, most days are great, and I love being with them but some days I just find them such hard work!! And they wrestle ALL THE BLOODY TIME - not fighting, just so physical with each other in play, like over exuberant tiger cubs, until of course one inevitably gets hurt (and yes before anyone asks they had two hours of outdoor play after school then both went to scouts!!). Been a crazy mental week at work, I have just sent them to bed and told DH he has to deal with them and I am tempted to resort to Gin and/or chocoloate or both!! however reality is I now need to work all evening to catch up on work.... sorry just needed a little corner to go AAARRRGGGHHH in!!

Full sympathies , I had the luxury of having my 8 yr old cousin stay over the holidays . Combined with my own 4 year old pretty much sounds like your day. Just a solid week of it. Plus girly jibes from 8yr old over which shade of pink is best taunting 4yr old who wouldn’t have had any clue that her plastic cutlery was a shade different.

What a ramble that was sorry

Scream away! Dd (almost 3) has been an absolute nightmare today, culminating in me shouting at her for jumping in her seat and taking her melon off of her. She obviously then had a gigantic screaming tantrum (I did warn her first!) and I’m now about to throw her in her bedroom so I can go scream into a pillow.

Why ARE children so fucking difficult sometimes?!!

Come to us! We have shoulders to cry on, wine, gin, chocolate and hand holds.

It's not easy especially with 2 of them.
I keep telling myself it will keep getting better as they get older.

Perhaps one of those sports punching bags would be good for them to get their excess energy out. Or martial arts class?
Something to run them ragged a bit so they aren't as physical with each other.

Either way, have both chocolate and gin tonight and escape your troubles. All will be well.

Mine are in their 20s. Please, find humour in it. Love them. Laugh with them. Hold them. Believe that this torment is actually magic and you will look back and wonder how you ever resented it. My babies are not babies anymore. I love them more than life and I miss little them. All the messy, noisy, sticky, stinky bit of them!

I have a 6 and 8 year old too. When I got home from work last night I had to ask them to please stop talking to me for 5 minutes as I was exhausted. They didn't stop, obviously.

They're just exhausting at the moment. Up until a few months ago, I was feeling smug at how easy life was now, since the youngest got past 3 or 4. Not at the moment.

They are lovely kids and very good natured and funny, I don't know what it is.

@Thewheelsarefalling - oh yes the talking is relentless - and I feel the same, brilliant kids but some times I just need a break!! Mine are much easier in the summer months as whilst we get them outside as much possible the later lighter evenings are much better for just playing outside!!

Maybe you're right that it will get better in the summer. They definitely need to be exercised, especially 6YO DS.

Wishing you a peaceful weekend @SiltSilt.