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to feel like running away

10 replies

tiredntetchy · 07/12/2009 17:46

Got woken up at 5am by 3 year old wanting a cuddle.

Discovered old incontinent dog had shit its bed.

Got back to bed after lighting fire and cleaning up shit around 6am.

Up at 7.30 Husbands says his car not starting he'll have to take mine.

Had whole day in house with the kids, oldest(5) at school but home at 3. Other two are 1 and 3.

All i have done today is clean and tidy up after the kids/dogs. 3 year old in at everything.

|finally have just lost it as whilst i am trying to do homework with oldest she has got baby a drink. Baby was breast feeding on my lap and then has this juice cup in her hand. I presumed it was a drink i'd made earlier but then noticed bright red stuff all over my boob. Turns out she had filled cup with undiluted blackcurrant squash, she'd also spilt it all over worktop, house phone and then wiped it up with her jumper.

As i try to clean it, baby is carrying stool thru standing up at stove to see whats up there, hence mad dash to remove stool, then has another big tantrum as she has hardly slept today. Usually she falls asleep in car on way home from toddler but as we've had no car, i tried but faied to get her down.

Currently 5 year old having hissy fit, crying eyes out because 3 yo has used one of 'his' stickers out one of his books today.

Along with having the day from hell, i'm having the period from hell.

The dinner i've cooked looks horrible as bought cheaper mince this week and despite draining fat off twice it looks really oily. YUK.

Feel like bloody running away. I'm so fed up of being a milk machine, a referee, a cook and a cleaner. I could cry. Just can't find the brighter side of life at all right now.

OP posts:
girlsyearapart · 07/12/2009 17:48

Ruuuuuuun.

When your dh gets home can you go out for a bit? Or lock yourself in the bathroom for a long soak?

YANBU.

mummamango · 07/12/2009 17:50

Add a glass of wine to drink in the bath - YANBU

DEPECHEMODEFANISBACK · 07/12/2009 17:51

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teameric · 07/12/2009 17:55

YANBU, agree with everyone else, let DH have the kids and do something for yourself, even for an hour, if that fails then grab those trainers girl

duchesse · 07/12/2009 17:57

tired- prob too late by now, but boil a kettle of water, put the mince in a sieve and pour the boiling water through it- that always works with my mutton mince. For the rest, as the others have said, there's alcohol. This phase does pass, I promise.

mathanxiety · 07/12/2009 18:07

TV is made for days like this. Got any dvds for the DCs?

Pour yourself a glass and run a nice bath later. I like Duchesse's mince idea. I usually add a bit of wine to mine and some tomato paste and herbs and make marinara (ish) sauce, plus spaghetti. If you throw in a bit of blue cheese and olives right before serving nobody will notice the oiliness.

carocaro · 07/12/2009 18:15

u need some time off, when the other half gets home you are officially off duty!

tommorow is another day.

CheerfulYank · 07/12/2009 18:18

How awful! Agree with everything everyone else has said. Pour yourself a lovely big glass the minute DP gets home and go take a bath. Do you a world of good!

PurpleCrazyHorse · 07/12/2009 19:03

Definitely announce you're having a bath and just head upstairs and lock yourself in the bathroom Take a book or something and have a good long soak - leave DP to sort out the kids. Any chance of a takeaway?

Morloth · 07/12/2009 19:09

Bedtime for kids! Right now, for their own safety .

Once in bed, sit in lounge with booze and breathe.

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