to say I am having half an hours peace reading in bed does not involve my children eating Snack-A-Jacks on my bed waving Light Savers About?

[carocaro]

How can I be any clearer?

sorry, whilst DH checks Sky Sports News for the upmteenth time today, what is he in a take over bid for Man Utd?

Oh dear.

This is why you put a lock on your bedroom door.

Though if yours are anything like mine they will sit outside and wail about how much they miss you.

YANBU.

Tell them all, in the most loving way, to piss off

every time I creep away to so something alone... I hear the piter patter of tiny feet on the stairs or little noises from baby that needs picking up! I hear you.

You will just have to wait till they have left home... or, thats what I;m telling myself.

take snack a jacks, reading material, pillow and flask of coffee, close front door and drive away to "get petrol".

Children need to realise that mummy/daddy need alone time sometimes. They don't have a right to your attention 24/7, and they don't need it (babies are different obv).

No Brahms, but in my experience, children don't usually "realise" these things instantly; it takes time and in the meantime there is plenty of scope for even the firmest and most admirable parent to be driven up the wall. Child-rearing is work in progress,as I used to mutter to myself in the days before my own children had reached the stage of locking themselves into bedrooms with DVD players.

You can't. They/He Will Not Listen.

I can still remember going to bed ill when DD3 was ~6 months old. She woke, and DH brought her through to me as 'You're in bed anyway, she might as well be in with you.'

Reader, I cried . I don't think he yet understands exactly why.

ha ha reminds me of when I took a day off sick (which I NEVER do) and DP bought up DS to have his bottle on my bed, WTF!!!!!!!

I feel your pain!

DH often brings DS into the bedroom when I'm having a few minutes downtime (OK, so it's about half an hour!), saying 'he wanted to see his Mummy'! OK, fine if he was crying or upset, but 9 times out of 10 he's happy as larry.

Don't know what to suggest. Still trying to find a solution to the problem myself. Will watch thread with interest.