Do your kids irritate you

[Fairyloo]

Hi,

My 6 year old is very easily excited, screeches, shouts, giddy, doesn't do as she is told. She is ok when it's just us, but when others are there she is so giddy. My patience is non existinent I just think 'stop screaming' then hate myself for not being more patient.

She is worse when had sweets is that normal or could she be sugar sensitive. She makes me feel on edge all the time,

Sometimes I feel being a mum is too hard and I really want to be patient and loving but end up frazzled and irritated.

Thankyou, all of you. Am currently getting some well deserved peace on my own after the mother of all meltdowns last night about this very same thing (amongst others)
For months now I have felt like the worst mother in the world, guilty about the way I keep reacting to DS inability to do absolutely anything I ask him to. Am sick of the screaming, am sick of the resentment I feel , and the thought of this staying with him for life is tearing me apart.
There are lots of other problems too which aren't for on this part of the forum, to the point where I have made an appointment at the doctors to discuss me possibly being depressed.
It's nice to know I am not alone.

Thought it was just me, Dd doesn't know when to stop. Love her to bits, but wish she'd give it a rest or give me a rest from the smartarse comments. Not sure how to resolve the situation, knowing that others feel the same, makes me feel less of a failure as a parent

Oh god yes, am glad I am not the only one. I have a 3.5 year old boy and 5 year old girl. I find it hard spending long periods of time with them in the house as they get so over excited and sill together. I find it much easier either one to one with them (very rare this though) or to be out and about or for them to have a friend round (of the age of my eldest as she will then act less babyish and as a result so will DS).
Its the silliness, baby talk and constant asking of questions that winds me up lol

Thank god for all of you! DS' can drive me fucking insane sometimes. Thought we'd got away with a good day today. All afternoon cuddled up watching a film and then DS1 starts screaming about a different film and why was I so bad to not know where it was, on and on and on and the attitude and the hitting from him! Horrendous! He is 6. I swear I'm keeping ds2 away from school I'd this is the result!

I blame the weather today, at least yesterday after his daily meltdown about his terrible life we escaped for a long walk.

I need headspace and peace too. Looking forward to starting uni, lots of adult conversation!

They're all back at school tomorrow - yay!

I love my children, really.

Oh-with such joy did I lay out the uniform and make the packed lunch! Good day today actually, but an inset day at the beginning of term somehow feels like a final blow to my sanity!

Today was first day back over here (usa). I could have skipped to the busstop. I'm sitting in the kitchen looking at the fall out from the bath in the big tub they had yesterday. The ceiling in here def needs repainting! The worst bit was ds screaming hysterically for the cars he'd been playing with in the tub, whilst I was mopping up the tsunami.
Oh so glad the holidays are over!

I know I love my kids so much because I am so defensive and protective of them. But today I am so irritated by my 6 year old that I cannot stand to be near her. I think it is probably quite common. Her stories are all nonsense and in my head I just want to tell her to shut up. When they're two, it's cute. When they're six, it's not. It's just a way of them hogging all the limelight which I think is quite brattish