So exhausted and lonely

[OutnumberedbyboysJ]

Don't know whether this post is me feeling sorry for myself or if others feel in the same situation sometimes?So my almost 3 year old is a real handful. He's so loving and along with his brother are the love of my life but god he's hard work. I'm exhausted all the time as he never listens and is just so strong willed. His playgroup have mentioned this too and said they need to do a lot of work with him to listen. I just feel so lonely as since I've had my babies my good friends don't seem to want as much to do with me now. I thought that having children meant you came as a package to your friends. It's hard to find childcare as they're both into everything that I think it puts people off having them. I just feel so down and lonely.

I think it's been a very hard time to have young children, very isolating, and almost impossible if you're wanting to make new friends who also have children. My DD is slightly younger than your son, and I know I felt we went into lockdown just as baby group acquaintances were starting to reach the point where they might become friends we met up with independently, rather than just people we enjoyed seeing at groups. And then all the restrictions on nursery pickups and drop offs meant it was very hard to get to know other parents there either.

I don't think I really have any advice, but just wanted to say that you're definitely not alone in having found life with young children hard and lonely at times.