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Anyone having a worse night than me?

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zigahzigah · 09/10/2022 01:05

Very lighthearted, I know there will be people having a worse night than me.

Daughters birthday today, I have been at trampoline park and then out for dinner with her and her two friends who are staying the night.

I have sat from 5 pm till 12 am doing a rough draft of a 1500 word essay (so not a lot but a lot to get done in that time) with constant interruptions (to be expected I suppose).

One of the girls is sleeping in my daughters bed whilst the other two are downstairs. I finally shut my laptop and said good night. Finally lay in bed and up they come requesting a pizza. Back down to do that.

Living room, kitchen and daughters room is an absolute bomb site after I had a cleaner in on Friday so it was sitting all nice. Now laying in bed and cannot sleep.

Roll on 10 am pick up time tomorrow morning. My daughter is going to her dads then too.

Then I will clean and try and do another draft of my essay. Promised myself if I did draft tonight I could have some wine tomorrow afternoon, it is the ONLY thing keeping me going tonight.

Anyone else's Saturday night so shit?

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UneFilleDeBelleville · 09/10/2022 01:15

I am lying here waiting for 17yo DS to get in. He was due before 1, is normally very good at being on time. Phone seems to be off Confused Not sure what to do.

HighlandPony · 09/10/2022 01:16

I’m in the huff because I’ve got no bloody milk left coz the boys drank it all and left none. I could get off my arse and toddle down my sisters or someone’s and borrow some but you can guarantee as soon as I do that the tiny terror will wake for her night feed.
I’ve also run out of miltons so had to boil all my bottles and the leak in the bath has got that bad that one kid can babe a bath upstairs and the other can have a shower standing under the kitchen light. they thought this was hilarious but it’s just a big soggy mess. I’m tempted to nip along to my sisters and wake her whole house up as payback because my brother in law still hasn’t sorted the bath but that risks her girls ending up at mine and that would be worse.

Im just in a funk coz all my pals had kids younger and were away out but my youngest is 11 weeks so I’m stuck in. We used to do things together with the kids but I’m sort of alone with this one

feathermucker · 09/10/2022 01:20

I can't sleep. I've taken codeine earlier on for a bad shoulder and it interferes with my sleep! Sadly, it doesn't have the sleepy effect on me, which would be much needed tonight

FiveMins · 09/10/2022 01:23

My night was similar to yours in that we had kids for sleepovers and I had to work. But I have 3 kids and they all have a friend over. AND I have no cleaner ever.

lovelilies · 09/10/2022 01:25

I'm playing solitaire in bed while DD (6) sleeps fitfully. She's had tummy ache since 6pm, second dose of calpol at 2345, we got as far as driving to A&E when she said it was getting better so we drove home.
She's not an abdo pain-y kid so this is unusual for her.
I'm worried if I go to sleep she will wake crying again (or puke all over my bed) although she's not complained of nausea.
Confused

Tittyfilarious81 · 09/10/2022 01:26

I can't sleep because I have bloody toothache it's giving me absolute hell tonight 😩

Mrmoody · 09/10/2022 01:28

DS woke up for a bottle for the first time in months, he'd been wake for about 2 hours prior wanting cuddles but then decided he wanted that. I'm also 10 weeks pregnant and have just started getting painful cramps again. DRabbit has decided to destroy the place downstairs all while DH is curled up looking lovely and comfy while I resist the urge to kick him out of bed

feathermucker · 09/10/2022 01:29

I hate toothache, I feel your pain

Mrmoody · 09/10/2022 01:35

Although I will add DH was on shift until 11pm ans starts again at 10am in a job where he has to focus immensely, he's not just being a lazy sod

expat101 · 09/10/2022 02:07

I’m getting over a tummy bug and spent the night getting up to the loo. Weird repetitive dream, DD bought a property which had 3 tool items out the front that belonged to a tool hire company, and you could just take one and use it, but put it back.

in the dream she was accused of not replacing one of the tools…

where does some of this crap come from?

avamiah · 09/10/2022 02:07

Tittyfilarious81 · 09/10/2022 01:26

I can't sleep because I have bloody toothache it's giving me absolute hell tonight 😩

I feel for you, it’s the worse thing.
Hope it passes and you don’t need to see a dentist as a emergency.

thaegumathteth · 09/10/2022 02:09

I'm on antibiotics which cause insomnia. Sharing a room with Dd as visiting mum and bed is tiny and uncomfortable.

Invisimamma · 09/10/2022 02:11

I have 5x 12yr old boys staying the night for D's birthday and they won't stfu. They are honestly so loud, lost count of how many time I've been downstairs to tell them to settle down. They've just turned off the PlayStation and I can hear them setting up a board game. Ffs. I naively thought I'd just be able to sleep through it.

fairycakesandtea7 · 09/10/2022 02:15

zigahzigah · 09/10/2022 01:05

Very lighthearted, I know there will be people having a worse night than me.

Daughters birthday today, I have been at trampoline park and then out for dinner with her and her two friends who are staying the night.

I have sat from 5 pm till 12 am doing a rough draft of a 1500 word essay (so not a lot but a lot to get done in that time) with constant interruptions (to be expected I suppose).

One of the girls is sleeping in my daughters bed whilst the other two are downstairs. I finally shut my laptop and said good night. Finally lay in bed and up they come requesting a pizza. Back down to do that.

Living room, kitchen and daughters room is an absolute bomb site after I had a cleaner in on Friday so it was sitting all nice. Now laying in bed and cannot sleep.

Roll on 10 am pick up time tomorrow morning. My daughter is going to her dads then too.

Then I will clean and try and do another draft of my essay. Promised myself if I did draft tonight I could have some wine tomorrow afternoon, it is the ONLY thing keeping me going tonight.

Anyone else's Saturday night so shit?

Sending you all the luck for getting your essay draft done tomorrow!

fairycakesandtea7 · 09/10/2022 02:16

I had a spinal procedure done on Friday and being kept awake by tingly arms/legs and it feels like one side has been lit on fire 😅

Weenurse · 09/10/2022 02:16

For those of you with sleepovers.
Teacher friend used to put classical music on quietly when she wanted DC to sleep.

Yayasisterhood · 09/10/2022 02:22

Sleep over here too, one of the kids has just thrown up all over the bed and the again in the toilet. She’s ok now and has gone back to sleep, but I’ll be so annoyed if I get a tummy bug from her!

Quail15 · 09/10/2022 02:25

I'm on holiday but poor ds (18 months) has got a horrible cold. He is very uncomfortable and feels slightly hot. I've just given him some Calpol and am now sitting next to his travel cot waiting for him to go off to sleep so I can sneak out of his room and crawl into my own bed.

Blocked · 09/10/2022 02:27

Lying in bed here at 2.30am listening to absolutely shite country music blasting through the wall from my wanker neighbour. I have white noise on loud and I can still hear it clear as day over the top.

avamiah · 09/10/2022 02:34

Invisimamma · 09/10/2022 02:11

I have 5x 12yr old boys staying the night for D's birthday and they won't stfu. They are honestly so loud, lost count of how many time I've been downstairs to tell them to settle down. They've just turned off the PlayStation and I can hear them setting up a board game. Ffs. I naively thought I'd just be able to sleep through it.

OMG, 5 of them 😱😱lol
You are Amazing.

Are you taking part in a reality Tv Show to see how long you can remain in the same house with them .Hahaha

My daughter is 12, 13 soon so Trust me I know .💀💀

Original poster
zigahzigah · 09/10/2022 02:38

Well one of the girls been sleeping since 12 in DDs bed. Other girl went home homesick about 30 minutes ago and now DD is snoring beside me. I still can't sleep.

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georgarina · 09/10/2022 02:47

I have really bad pregnancy insomnia. Trying not to take sleep aids every night but if I don't I'm wide awake from 1-4am. And I was too tired to clean yesterday and DD1 somehow got into my important documents file and shredded all of our medical records into confetti on the floor. And we're travelling an hour to the science museum tomorrow morning 😭

UniversalAunt · 09/10/2022 02:48

L‘Lying in bed here at 2.30am listening to absolutely shite country music blasting through the wall from my wanker neighbour. I have white noise on loud and I can still hear it clear as day over the top.

Lean on their doorbell at 06:00 until they come to the door so that you may ask sweetly what was the name of the band they were playing earlier this morning.
Repeat during the hours of daylight.

If you are not sleeping due to their inconsiderate actions, then repay the compliment.

Or behave like a responsible adult & have a quiet word later in the day…

mrsmacmc · 09/10/2022 02:49

Late night trip to Asda for 9v batteries as the smoke alarm started chirping 😡

Ddoog also has an upset tum 😔

Smartish · 09/10/2022 02:54

Got in at 11ish last night after a rare evening out with DH (wedding anniversary). Put the heating on for what was supposed to be 30 mins to warm the place up. I was going down to turn the thermostat off when DH insisted in doing it so I left him to it.
I woke up about 20 mins ago absolutely boiling hot. I’ve been to look and he had turned the dial to +30instead of off…. Idiot.