To think sometimes parenting is a joke?

[Keeva2017]

Just having myself a little pity party but then started to think, no, this shit is ridiculous sometimes.

After a 4.30am wake up call from my Baby who was a good sleeper, but has now sacked it off completely, Iv now been awake 22 hours.

My poor 3 year old is also victim to her sisters knobbish behaviour this morning and has therefore been a ratty little thing herself all day. Got a toy dyson in the face from that one albeit accidentally but tell that to my shiner. Also led to me having to abandon plans to get out and about and come home because she was playing up and some people’s eyes were rolling so hard I thought they would fall out.

Tried to do the Aldi big shop the other day but some fucker had put normal trolleys in front of the baby ones and after trying to get help/sort it out I had to abandon it and head to Lidl. Where I had to queue with baby outside followed by a rain shower that was not fucking forecast, which I know because I checked and put my washing out before I left.

My baby is still kicking off despite all my usual moves so no doubt the neighbours will be less than cheery with me.

Getting lectures from the HV about my 3 year old being a fussy eater and needing a more varied diet.... no shit, why haven’t I been googling every trick in the book just to get one fucking pea down her neck. Oh wait, I have.

I know people have it worse. I know there is a global pandemic and I should be happy to be alive. I am. But Christ almighty these examples are just this week. Is this just me? Aibu to think most parents have to put up with this shit? Or am I just an incompetent tosser whose kids are going to need a lot of therapeutic intervention to recover from my shit parenting?

@Merename oh god me too, it makes such a nice change from the perfect fucking parents who never had any such difficulties, and of course attribute it to their most excellent parenting skills rather than admitting it's a case of pure luck.

I'm selective about who I moan about parenting to these days, too many responses along the lines of, 'Well I never had that problem because I'm perfect, what you did wrong there was...' Sometimes I'm tempted to tell them to look up the definition of empathy, because clearly they've never heard of it!

And @CrimeCantCrackItself I feel your pain! Mine was laid in bed last night, well after midnight, commenting endlessly on the Harry Potter film that was playing quietly in an effort to get her to drift off while I tried desperately to sleep. Yes I HAD figured out that Harry is a Parselmouth because he's Voldemort's last (accidental) Horcrux, not because he's the heir of Slytherin. Thank you. But could we not have had this conversation in the morning?

And yes, before the perfect parents come along to help me fix my crappy parenting, I know she shouldn't have access to a screen for at least ten hours before bedtime or whatever. In this house, screens save ALL of our sanity. Daily. ALL frickin' day. Better her peacefully drifting off to a familiar TV show or film, than her screaming and thrashing for TWO OR THREE FUCKING HOURS because she can't sleep and is getting more and more wound up about that.

Well at least you still have your sense of humour left, @PossiblePoodleParent, even if the bastards have robbed you of everything else! Your posts made me laugh out loud, and I’m too tired for that, so well done

@PossiblePoodleParent

And *@CrimeCantCrackItself* I feel your pain! Mine was laid in bed last night, well after midnight, commenting endlessly on the Harry Potter film that was playing quietly in an effort to get her to drift off while I tried desperately to sleep. Yes I HAD figured out that Harry is a Parselmouth because he's Voldemort's last (accidental) Horcrux, not because he's the heir of Slytherin. Thank you. But could we not have had this conversation in the morning?

And yes, before the perfect parents come along to help me fix my crappy parenting, I know she shouldn't have access to a screen for at least ten hours before bedtime or whatever. In this house, screens save ALL of our sanity. Daily. ALL frickin' day. Better her peacefully drifting off to a familiar TV show or film, than her screaming and thrashing for TWO OR THREE FUCKING HOURS because she can't sleep and is getting more and more wound up about that.

You appear to have a slightly older version of my almost 4 year old. He's also a massive HP enthusiast and I stick the TV on at 11pm when I've had enough of going "shush now please.....no you can't wear your spiderman suit to bed....shhhh.....stop talking.... because the earth goes round the sun....no the chippys shut....DS enough now"

It's a nightmare at times I seem to spend most of my time telling me too off and shouting loads
I have a 3yr old and a 17 month old and they drive me insane at days

Another one here with a complete wanker for a cat. Just to add insult to injury 

@Flev please don't feel bad or worry! We have all felt that way at times

@formerbabe

I absolutely love babies but when I see mums out and about with tiny babies, all I think is thank god that isn't me.

Me too, they are so adorable but nothing in the world would convince me to do it again.

I'd second checking out the "second wind" thread on AIBU. I love little ones but every step towards freedom helps (not needing milk every five minutes, weaning from breastfeeding, sleeping through the night, going to school when they are open etc).

Your just having a bad day OP it happens. Can you try do your food shop online to make it easier?

Parenting is very very hard 90% and thankless.. The better10% does not make up for it. If I had known, I would never have had kids.