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Children driving me not only up the wall but onto the ceiling as well...

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tortoiseSHELL · 13/10/2007 13:23

I'm going mad!!!! My children are AWFUL. So whingy, badly behaved. Dd has some excuse - she has just started school and is just doing full days, and is only just 4 (august bday), but ds1 has NO excuse - he is 6.

This morning, ds1 made a fuss about going to orchestra, dd had full blown meltdown about swimming lesson, which continued until she was actually on the poolside, had to force her to get in, after which she actually enjoyed the lesson. Got to orchestra to pick up ds1, he was gazing into space not playing, he plays nicely when he DOES play, but his concentration is useless.

Get home, they trash their bedroom. They are just SO hyper all the time, they never stop, and everything is high drama - they are not calm placid children! My ears are constantly ringing from the sheer level of noise - ds2 is as loud as the other two, and it's just EXHAUSTING!

Sorry for the rant, am finding today VERY hard!

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BurpyErnie · 13/10/2007 13:33

What are you feeding them? My dsd's go ballistic with the slightest whiff of sugar and e numbers. The high drama is pretty constant too especially with dsd2 who should consider a career on the stage as far as I'm concerned.

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tortoiseSHELL · 13/10/2007 13:38

lol, ds1 wants to be an actor! And a very fine one he would be too...

No problems with their diet - they eat very healthily, hardly any of the 'bad' stuff!

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Othersideofthechannel · 13/10/2007 13:41

Why did you post tortoiseshell? Do you just need to rant or do you want advice?

Haven't noticed too much of a sugar/additives rush in my kids but they get hyper when overtired.

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tortoiseSHELL · 13/10/2007 13:43

Mostly a rant really! It's just one of those days when everything seems too much!

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Othersideofthechannel · 13/10/2007 13:45

We all have them.
Ranting is as helpful as advice sometimes isn't it.
Rant away....

Then tell us about a time they were giving you an easy time.

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tortoiseSHELL · 13/10/2007 13:47

lol, that made me smile! They are good children really, very good for other people anyway!

A time they were easy for me - will have a think!

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Marina · 13/10/2007 13:49

Us too Torty. In fact I have to log off right right now to bang two small heads together.
They deserve to be sewn into a sack and chucked into the Thames this afternoon
You rant away and either I'll be back or the chaps in white coats will have been round...

BurpyErnie · 13/10/2007 13:50

The baby (19 months) turnes into a crazed loony when she is tired, runs in circles shouting "we will rock you". The twins (10 years) just love to make a fuss over EVERYTHING. Getting them to school is a nightmare since their hair and clothes have to be perfect. I've lost count of the time i have heard "I've got nothing to wear" being shouted in the morning. I have tried expalining that they are going to school and it's not a fashion show... apparently I don't understand.

Oh and they can never find their glasses. Claim to have put them by their bed but 'someone' moves them in the night.

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tortoiseSHELL · 13/10/2007 13:53

marina, sorry you're having a bad day too! Dd this morning was just appalling. Totally refused to put her regulation swimming hat on, so took her in without, teacher said she had to wear one, got her a spare yellow one (hers is blue) - cue SCREAMING, SHOUTING, REFUSING TO PUT IT ON. FINALlY she conceded she would wear the blue one, which of course dh had just locked in the locker. It's just so tiring when everything they do is such a trial.

BE - I bet your baby is really cute saying 'we will rock you'! My 17 month old only says 'da' and a recent addition of 'nana'. And a VERY piercing shriek. Twins though - I admire ANYONE who has brought up twins! Can't imagine what that must be like.

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missyhissey · 13/10/2007 14:03

Just a thought, do you think swimming lessons on saturday mornings might be a bit tiring for a 4 year old who has only just started school. Full time school is so tiring at their age, maybe she just needs to chill out at weekends, playing, being with family etc rather than going to more organised lessons.

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tortoiseSHELL · 13/10/2007 14:27

missyhissey - it probably is, but our swimming pool is a nightmare to book lessons at, and it is very difficult to get the saturday morning lessons - otherwise it would be after school, which we can't manage timewise, and she really would be too tired. I don't want her to lose her water confidence (ds1 has been very phobic about water), and once she's in she really enjoys it, so I think it's more the 'idea' of it iyswim.

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