Be honest, are your kids driving you crazy?

[Frozenintime]

Just that. Mine is ! Always seems to be on his phone when there is any spare time and so, so slow. Cannot hurry him up and snaps at me when I try. Terrible timekeeping. I've even put a clock in the bathroom !

@SquirtleSquad wow, sounds like you need some gin and chocolate 😂❤

I gave my kids a break from school work so I could get some work done, had to stop working as I could hear them playing with the taps in the bathroom, went upstairs and found they'd drawn on each others faces with felt tips. Now I've got to go into a meeting with them sobbing in the background.

Please tell me I'm not the only one having a day like this.

They're driving me absolutely demented. I love the bones of them but my god, what I wouldn't give for a few hours in an empty house!

I love having them home, they really have taken to home schooling, and gives us so much time to do other things, such as baking and sewing projects. We save time not having to do the school run either, much more relaxed and DH has really stepped up as well

@Washimal

They're driving me absolutely demented. I love the bones of them but my god, what I wouldn't give for a few hours in an empty house!

An empty house, even briefly, sounds blissful.

I potentially have covid (awaiting test results) and am poorly in bed and tbh, I'm enjoying the peace while DH takes the reins, despite how wretched I feel.

Yes

My big DD is a little bit.

She came home from her first year at uni in the student travel window in early December. She’s desperate to go back but won’t be going anywhere for the foreseeable

I’m absolutely gutted for her and I am being very patient and understanding, but I can’t do anything about it and I’d just like one day without having the same conversation over and over again about it.

Mines been fine but I been at out at work everyday so they haven't had chance to annoy me.

At times, but I think that's when I've run out of energy and patience, so not their fault. They are both (5 and 9) willing, so far, to do the school work and are generally getting on ok together. Getting 1:1 time with DS2 is easy as he's in the cuddly, playing together stage. DS disappears into his room between lessons to listen to audio books. I think he's missing his friends.

I feel terrible saying it but yes. They are just on top of me all day 😩 Yesterday I was making dinner and tripped over dc1 as I walked to the sink, so I jumped back and bumped into dc2, put my hand out to steady myself on the worktop and ended up bashing dc3 in the head! Finding it so hard with them just here constantly.

They're not robots obeying orders at the first command. Of course they get tiring, they have opinions, strong will, and my god they chat!

I am sure I drive them crazy too, I have to work, they have to do their school work, no if, no but, it is what it is.

On the plus side, the fact that they do drive me crazy forces us to be out of the house for 1 hour or 2 minimum a day, it's much healthier and better for everybody. I might spend the day at my computer otherwise.

The 2nd lockdown is a lot easier, I am more organised so the school day is much easier. Unless they have live classes - not optional in this house - my eldest kids can sleep as long as they want in the morning AS LONG AS the school work is finished by the evening. The youngest have to finish their school work in the morning.

Avaganda

Sorry that was such a perfect example
Mine are on top of me emotionally
Wanting things but really wanting attention as I’m all they have
To the extent I had to scream ‘leave me alone ‘ to 10 year old
They won’t even let me move away and breathe , count to ten