Feel Crap. Just Had Massive Rant At DSs.

[woopsidaisy]

Morning. Need to off load!
I am so tired of having to get up every weekend morning! I'm 14 weeks with DC3, and not sleeping very well,so tired all the time. My DH is fab, and I am usually awake early so makes sense that I get up. DH takes the kids at ten and I get to do what I like for as long as I like,so sleep,chill out whatever.
But DSs are 7 and 5, should they still need someone getting up with them?! DS1 will get up alone, but DS2 comes in to me and pesters me to get up. They get up at half six!
So the rest of the morning involves me mums netting until they start pestering me to play wii,table football,all sorts of crap!
I lost it because it was half nine on a Sunday morning and I just want to veg out! Then I am made to feel like a mean mum/villain for not playing. They also want me to do things like WATCH them play stuff,anything to have attention!
They also NEVER get their own breakfast! Surely they could get a smoothie and bowl of cereal by this stage?
Sigh,I'm just a grumpy fecker aren't I?
They just seem to have absolutely no desire for independence at all! They don't/won't wipe their own bottoms, or set up games or toys unassisted,or even get a bloody drink themselves! Obviously I tell them to do it themselves, but they will always ask first,NEVER just go and do it!
Now I am just ranting. Ignore me.

Why don't you tell ask DH to get up with them one of the days? Although at this age I don't think its neccessary. Time to get DSs trained into getting brekkie, drinks etc themselves before baby arrives.

Also, why not say I'm having an hour or whatever of MN then I'll do x with you?
Oh and there is no way I would be wiping a 5 year olds ass never mind a 7 year old. Think of it as training them for future wives!

Age 7 and 5, no they probably can't fend for themselves quite the way you'd like just yet. Sorry :) However, what you could do, is put a clock in their room and ask them not to very quiet and not disturb you until 8am unless it's some dire emergency. As for being independent more generally, I think that requires leadership and cunning! Huge praise & sticker charts for making own breakfast, wiping own bums or other self-help etc. might move them in the right direction.

We have all apologized and are having a cuddle on sofa.Dh is up and I'm off for a sleep.
Yes, think we need to start some charts!
Thanks ladies. Parenting has never come easily to me.

It doesn't come easily to most, i don't think.

Disagree with cog, I think they are plenty old enough to be independent to the level you want.