my kids exhaust me

[fattybum]

I'm sure it's partly to do with the long holiday, but by midday i'm already drained from the relentlessness of it all!

I have 2 ds1, 6 and 4 years old. They're not bad kids, normal amount of naughty (i think!) And we do have fun times, but the last three days I seem to have spent telling ds1 off, don't do that, don't touch that, leave ds2 alone etc. And ds2 reaction to anything he doesn't like is to talk in a high pitched voice that makes me want to cut my ears off

I start to think I must be doing something wrong for it to be this hard. I can't even have a phone call without being interrupted every 30 seconds.

Please reassure me with similar stories, or tell me i'm a crap mum!

You're not a crap Mum. Kids are biologically pre-programmed to Get Right On Your Tits. If you have a weakness they'll find it and exploit it. If not they'll create it. The thing to remember is they push you to see that you can stand firm, they don't really want to get their own way All The Fucking Time (you would be forgiven for thinking it though!) It's about them pushing you to see that you are tough enough for them to feel safe with. Which therefore gives you official licence to lay the law down. Good luck. One more time... It's not you. It's them.

Oh yes they are totally relentless sometimes. I have had a week away with mine, during which they were tiresome, but diluted by the presence of other adults, which they could gain attention from.

We had a lovely few days when we got home of renewed bonding and chilling out after a lot of busy days. Unfortunately they have now reverted to behaviour of old, squabbling, whining and bitching when they don't get their own way. Thank fuck for school is all I say.

It's easy to fall into thinking that your children are the only ones misbehaving or being little gits, but I have met a few children lately who are very mean, at least my kids are only awful to each other, they are never nasty or horrid to other children .

That's all I have to be proud of lol, really that's all.