I hid from them in the garden earlier, to get away from the noise

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DH was in - but that's still really bad, isn't it?

lol sounds eminently sensible bubble

now all you need is a shed

DH has confessed before to locking himself in the bathroom to 'pretend' to be busy

Normal!

I have been known to say "please don't speak to mummy until she has finished her cup of coffee".
Desperate times call for desperate measures

Blimey - not bad at all. Most days I'd quite like to hide from them in the Bahamas - you were only in the garden!

I have locked myself in the car before now......and that was without DH being in the house.

not bad at all.....tis good for the soul sometimes.

and for their health!

Sounds completely normal to me. I have a special seat next to the pond at the far end of our long garden, from there all I can hear is the waterfall. They always find me but because it is quite a long walk down the garden we have all usually calmed down by the time they get to me!

I only have 2 at the mo and have been known to sit on the stairs/in DS room (on his lovely rocking chair) with the stairgate shut in order to get breakfast to myself

ive being known to send them all up stairs on a sat after noon just for 5mins peace ...or just dissapear as soon as dh waliks in ...

I have locked myself in the bedroom while pretending to put washing away just fo 5 mins peace..lol

I tell my kids that I am in Timeout and that you are not allowed to talk to someone in Timesout. Sometimes adults need to calm down too.

you're not still in the garden though, right?

I think that'd be bad

MamaBear that sounds like a great idea.
Does it actually work?

I really need something like this as I just feel wound up by the arguing