To think I and other people with commitments should get a medal

[GrrrrrreeeNotgreatactually]

Kids have an inset day and their dad is home and so for the first time (possibly ever) I am getting ready for work without having to get them ready for school, nursery, holiday club.
I'm actually bored. It's not time to leave yet. I'm dressed. I've even done a bit around the house. It makes me think of how easy this is, even for a serial procrastinator like me. So know I'm wondering about all my child free colleagues who roll their eyes when I come in frazzled, frizzy, five minutes late (I also stay late) and sometimes with someone else's toothpaste on me. Do they have any idea how easy it is to get yourself out of the house for work compared to getting other little two people out the door (who frankly aren't as motivated)? Do they not realise that those of us with kids/ caring responsibilities are not just wilfully blasé but that it's actually really fucking difficult to get somewhere (almost) on time without looking like you've been through tough mudder with an added sticky fingers obstacle?
I could do this every day.

If I came on and said I should get a medal as I am constantly late due to walking ten rescue greyhounds every morning would I get more sympathy?

I always thought my neighbours would report me to Social Services when trying to get the kiddies out the door in the morning - my 18 month old used to cry and scream hysterically when I tried putting her shoes and coat on. The neighbours must have thought I was killing her! She eventually got used to the coat and shoes after about six months 😳

YANBU and honestly some of these replies make me want to roll my eyes.
Of course it's bloomin difficult, when mine were younger I always felt like that after work too. No chance of of vegging with a cuppa but boom straight into answering a million questions and demands from DC, dinner, tidying, homework, bathtime, storytime, then more household chores.
It's not martyrdom it's a fact that having young DC and working is a juggling act and often hard work.
It becomes so normal that on the days you can get just yourself up, ready and travel to work without any drop offs it's a revelation to remember how much easier life was before DC.

You'd get less because you're leaving dogs home all day while going out to work

Gosh where is all this pandering? All I see is discrimination! Please point some my way!

There's nothing I hate more than a "oh you've no idea" parent!

"you've no idea what tiredness is until you have kids"
"you've no idea what an early morning is until you have kids"

And now "you've no idea how hard it is to get ready in the morning if you have kids"... Kindly, fuck off! YABU. (and yes I am a mother)!

YANBU. Motherhood is the most amazing thing in the world, but it also quite hard work and can be stressful.

Of course those without children can never get the joys of the highs or the blows of the lows so they will never understand.

Hear hear!

I'm child-free. I struggle to feign interest in colleagues' morning routines, especially when it involves children that they chose to have.

Here Op, have a 🏅. I'll make it as big as a fucking fry pan! It is hard, I'll grant you that, and if I couldn't have a tongue in cheek laugh about it I think I would sometimes cry!

Then putting lighthearted in the title or body of your post might be a good idea. You opening post made you sound like a goady arse.

I agree. This morning I have cleaned up dog poo, got 2 humans dressed, made then breakfast, filled their bags with a snack and water, included itens they were asked to take for Xmas hampers, had a mini melt down myself. Now I have my annual performance review. I was thinking the same as you OP!

I think the thing is that life is just like that, it chucks curve balls from everywhere, at everyone. One colleague has fibromyalgia, another, pregnant, has severe morning sickness and has had complications with her last 2 pregnancies, and the other juggles 3 kids all primary school age, one SEN, one deaf too... the only man I work with has a wife who is going through chemo. Along with my MIL, we are a merry little bunch, but we muddle along...

So general commitments can be minor in the scheme of things. I think that because everyone (almost literally) has something going on, a post about some kids holding you up gets sniffed at.

Some nasty responses!
OP I get you. DP honestly says he struggles to cope in the mornings. I have a DD 4 and DS 8 months and we have a strict morning routine which gets everyone out on time. But I’m on mat leave, it’s going to be way more difficult when I have to try and leave the house and get to work in a clean state rather than covered in food!

Yanbu
I spent years dragging 4 kids out of bed for school. Lost PE kits, missing ties and blazers, cookery ingredients I wasn't aware of till 10pm last night, rushing off to work, get home clean the kitchen statt making the tea......
Now kids all grown up, work 2 half days a week and guess what ? I'm bored shitless 😍🤣😍🤣

Yes they do

Wow, just no need!

We all know getting out the door with kids is a challenge some mornings

a bit of empathy goes a long way

Mumsnet is full of threads of women complaining they have too much to do, chores from dawn to dusk and beyond

Rather an unnecessary, unpleasant and bitter response to a MUMSNET post about getting children ready in the mornings!!!

OP I’d give you a medal. Sorting out bambino’s and working is tough going. As they get older mornings get easier (teenagers come with a different set of challenges but most can get themselves dressed and brush their teeth independently)!

If someone said this at toddler group with a smile on their face most of us would agree OP. Can you imagine half of these responses in real life!

Agree completely. Children are wonderful but they’re bloody hard work. I’m heading for forty with children entering their teens so the majority of the juggling and rushing and not sleeping is over for me whereas most of my friends of the same age are now in the baby / toddler stage and we had a similar conversation irl a few weeks ago as they’re just starting to understand how manic life has been for the last ten years or so on my side of things. To be fair, you don’t get it when you don’t have children but how could you? We all have our challenges in life. Some self inflicted. 😁