I have to post and run but if I don't do it now I will lose my nerve.

[TheOriginalFAB]

I need help as I can not cope with my children and two of them are completely out of control. Where do I go to ask for help please?

Sorry I can't help but don't want to read and run. Bump for you and maybe try the parenting section as well?

Thank you, I will.

Fab - can you give us more detail. Are you suffering from depression or some other sort of mental illness, cus if so that is sure to be the reason why you can't cope with your children. It's hard enough getting out of bed and in the shower let alone anything else.............I am having a very bad day and my kids are grown so I only have to cope with myself and that is so hard. Am wrung out after major crying session.

I recognise your name Fab but sorry can't remember your back story.

I have posted more on the parenting topic as have had replies there too.

I had PND and AND when pregnant and after having all the my babies (AND with just the last one) and have been on AD's ever since off and on.

My childhood was crap. I was in care and in lots of different placements. Never felt wanted or like I belonged. Was determined to give my children a happy childhood and therefore still remember ds1's first tantrum where he cried. I gave in. I didn't want him to be sad. I was only having him so it didn't matter if he was spoilt or I was soft with him. DH wanted more kids though and here we are with 3 aged 10, 8 and 6.

My 10 year old said last night he was happy on his own, his siblings will be the death of him and I feel so sad for him. We didn't want him to have an only child and felt we had given him something amazing by giving him siblings .