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Getting exciting now !

Too tired and over excited? Dd1 was same after long day out with grandma .

Ignore then go in and say calmly this and do a threat of stop doing x or you will lose whatever privilege/bribe works (chocolate ,stars ) or you are going to bed.

Then ignore and open wine.

I feel your pain as dd1 unmanageable like this.

Oh and drain out/rads on schedule

Great news Gig!

Yep, did all the withdrawal of treats/tv/new cbeebies mag. No difference. He's just unbearable when like this. It lasted about an hour in total. I'm surprised the neighbours didn't call SS. Peace is restored again now. (for now)

glad things have calmed down but dd was like that on tuesday. Grateful as I was for my mum for taking her for day out, the gloss was taken off after that and as she was done in yesterday.

Gig, that's great news .

SP, so sorry to hear about DS - what a sad way to end a lovely day . My friend's DS went through this soon after he started school and it did seem to be connected to tiredness but I'm not sure that's much help. Both her and her husband are special needs teachers and actually used restraint techniques - a hideous thing to do on your own child . He grew out of it, but it was very stressful for the time it went on.

Super news Gig. Must feel good to be able to progress with the treatment.

Sympathies Scottish. DS1 has been so unruly today, just making every step of the day difficult. I ended up carrying out our ultimate threat of no stories before bed. Now I feel sorry for him even though he has been making me angry all day. Interestingly despite really crying in the run up to bed he kind of accepted the punishment at the point where I told him to get into bed and he just went to sleep. DS2 has been getting into lying on the floor thrashing. He is definitely working on his tantrum technique for the next few years .

I should add gig that the first two attempts at the banana were DS1s efforts, but you probably worked that out. The current one is entirely my own efforts though .

You haven't found me yet LG - knittingrocks!

Oh god , I hadn't thought that start of school will mean tantrums.

Lag your caveman looked like Britney spears.

great news Gig, but when I 1st read it, I thought it was to do with clearing out your radiators!!!

Thanks everyone, I take some comfort in knowing it's not just DS! I've a large glass of wine now!

It's funny how once it's over you feel sorry for them. I had to physically restrain DS when we were out today mostly to avoid an embarrassing major tantrum. When it was over I bought him a present from the shop!

I do sometimes try and restrain DS when he really kicks off in an attempt to smother him with cuddles.

At least he's got another year before school to hopefully grow out of it!

Very excited about your plans to visit for the Festival Dizzy. We'll def organise a night out. It'll be nice to have a blether without simultaneously trying to keep an eye on DC!

Oh, meant to add - just heard a women swearing loudly at her child in the street (prob about 3). She was crying because she wanted to be carried. Not surprised given the time of night. Very but it did make me feel better about my own parenting!

So, the price for sending DS to bed in disgrace was that at 5.50 this morning he wet the bed. He never does this. I think it is not a coincidence but I am wondering whether he felt he couldn't get out of bed because he was in trouble or, he did it on purpose. The former i think as I don't think he is that calculating.

Sorry, i have only got gig on draw something at the moment. Not personal, it was just a really hideous day yesterday in terms of childcare and feeling a bit grotty at the same time. Ds no Vs and griping pains all week.

I agree lag. The cunning thing doesn't fit.

I am so glad (but sorry) you say you are knackered as I felt totally done in and not exAcfly been active this week. Are ds better today?

Scottish - dont feel bad. Its really hard to do the right thing when you see how young/tired ghost get.

at radiatiors deb. dh would think that was more exciting ... He has taken himself off with dd1 to Ikea for a treat to get storage cupboards for girls room.

They not ghost. I will never understand the predictions on iPhone

marking my place, hope everyone is having a lovely Easter x

And me. Dd1 sent nearly mad by chocolate today [buhmm]

DS actually didn't have that much chocolate yesterday. Now we have a house full of chocolate though! DH and I had to stop on way home from PILs yesterday. After a day of stuffing our faces and an unlimitless supply of cakes/chocs we were desperate for something savoury so bought some crisps.

Had a really good weekend though. Planning a lazy day here today.

Just marking my place, back from imil's, had a nice easter, despite the weather.

Hello. Nice Easter here despite impromptu Easter Monday trip to Ikea.

My parents are here for a few days. The highlight so far is my mum ignoring my call for bathtime. Instead she gets her tablet out to watch mr men on you tube with DS's. Then manages to find and play an entire sketch where Mr Happy meets Little Miss Chav ending in the punchline "Piss off, wanker". Knitting, as the person who has actually met my parents, will find this most extraordinary I am thinking.

OMG! How did she not spot it was a spoof before that line????

That has made my day !

I would be as irritated by you with mum not only faffkng at bath time but also intrusion of "what's a wanker" from ds1.

Crap day - radiotherapy pushed back as need to remeasure me (prob next week now) and got date for my next ct Scan which is stressing me although knew it was coming .

Gig, how disappointing for you, after all you've been through. When is the date for the ct scan so we can all support?

LaG - OMG, I can't believe that she didn't realise before the end.

Gig - sorry you have been told to wait even longer. That's really crap.

I don't think my mum was upset at all. DH and I laughed out load because it is hilarious that she should be the one to introduce such stuff. DS's hearing it is less funny. DM has made no comment about it.

This afternoon I banned her and the boys from computers or the tv. I was fed up of them poring over a game every time I entered the room. DS was getting increasingly feral an i had had enough although this os largely just him at the moment. I can't fathom how she can be so lax about tv/computers etc given what a zealot she was on tv viewing when I was a child.

This is going to sound a bit weird but there are many aspects of both my parents today that I can't relate to my memories of them growing up. I find the idea that I lived in their house for 18 years strange. I feel pretty sad about this tbh.

Gig, really sorry I couldn't catch up with you today too - I was so looking forward to it. This bloody virus has really taken it out of me .

LG, really sorry you're feeling frustrated with your parents - do you think your mum is more lax about tv/computer because she's tired and finds it 'easier' than trying to entertain them? She was much younger when she had you and only had one - is she finding it too much? I know both sets of GPs resort to this when the boys have run them ragged .

I think feeling you don't know your parents is not uncommon when we get older and become parents ourselves - we see them through very different eyes.

at you being poorly as i was looking forward to it.

I know my dm similarly lax re treats, tv etc and may well be for reasons dizzy said . I can completely identify with feeling remote from parents although I am much closer to my mum since my diagnosis. But I don't always find her "help" that helpful .

Scan on 24th. I know it's semi routine and also know that may not find anything but hopefully if do will be early, treatable (hence reasons for doing it). Also it won't be last one I have. I suppose it's just fact I can never fully put away fear with this of it recurring etc and I am feeling pretty fed up of being poorly/hospitals . But I really hope that this will pass.

Apprentice night tho