to want to have a big foot stampy itsnotfair tantrum?

[Siriusmewisathreadkillertoo]

Things have been really crap at home. DP having business problems, rent arrears, notice to quit, homelessness etc. Now things are slowly working themselves out and I have managed to be really tiggerishly cheerful the whole way through all of this whilst around the family, and they are all praising me to the skies. But I am not Tigger I'm Eeyore. I want to scream at the skies that is all bastardness and I hate having no money to buy anything for the kids at xmas and I am finding it really hard to be cheerful. I know this OP is a bit useless and ranty but I can't be the eternal optomist all the time!!!! Surely I'll go mad!!!

YANBU at all

YANBU - stamp your foot!

Sounds like you're having a tough year.

Have you really not been able to get anything for your DC? I'm sorry.

My mum as bought a few bits to give them so they'll have something. Luckily they are quite young yet (8mths and 4) so i don't think they will notice too much.

That's a comfort, at least.

And here's to the new year, and thing's improving for you and your family.

With you on this one Sirius. Some people don't know how lucky they are having a guaranteed wage coming in. My DH's business is going through a slender patch (whose isn't!) probably going to have to make sister redundant in new year but as I say to him, her DH works for Tescos, have a housing association house not a massive mortgage (like us) and not 4 small DC (like us). I want to stamp my foot all the time.

I've got to go now to do the staff (guaranteed) salaries - we may or may not get paid.......

YANBU

YANBU. Stamp away. for you.

Boys or girs? I might have something you can have for the 8 month old although not sure if it would get to you in time now. Where do you live?

Goand bite something - that always helps - really really hard and then scream as loud as you can - DS and DD both do it sometimes - but they are mere children - I hope things are ok for you.

I think I have stuff for 8 month old if you want. Might not gte it for xmas but will be shortly after as I can post it tomorrow.

Aslo have clothes for boy.

And for you. The best thing your kids can hope for is your love and for you to be happy so please please don't beat yourself up.

You're all so kind! Thanks so much. XX!! I've got clothes sorted. My cousin's allhave boys so we just kinda pass every thing around! . I really appreciate all your offers. XXX

Thats what we are here for.

If you have stuff that mayeb they ahve passed on but you havent given to kids yet, wrap them u for kids they won't know.

Well done Tigger/Eeyore......Merry Christmas to you and your lovely family xx

Stamp away

Would join in with you but apart from a mountain of bills we cant pay have realized we ain't so bad.

I get my kids some great stuff off freecycle so its worth having a look especially this time of year as everyone is clearing out toys. My ds got a toy train that he cried when he had to leave it at home to go to SOFT PLAY fgs. His expensive noisy crap goes unoticed upstairs......ho hum