Lost my temper at least 3 times and on a major guilt trip all before 8am - a record surely??

[IcouldstillbeJoseph]

Just need to vent.

Having one of those days.

DS (16mo) awake at 4.30 am and then on and off whingy until 6.30 when I finally caved in and got him up.

Not interested in sitting at table to eat breakfast but wanted to whizz around kitchen on trike posting weetabix into his mouth as he passed the table. When I pointed out that you sit up to eat we had meltdown 1.

Then I had the audacity to point out that the towel rail in the bathroom was not to be hung off. Meltdown 2.

Then the CM called to say could he be dropped off early as she wanted to take all the mindees out for the day. Honestly, I felt jubilant

I have been trying to get DS to stop demanding to be picked up ALL the time. He has been walking since 11 mo and is more than able to walk from the car to the CM house.But no, HUGE breakdown at the bottom of the drive. In a big sobbing heap. I'm afraid to say I stood and ignored him for a bit. And then gave in and carried him. Stopped crying immediately and was all smiles.

That taught him a lot then.

Now, feeling bad for being ratty with him all morning. I'm tired. I now have to go to work and be inside,in this heat, on my feet, until 22.00.

That is all. Thank you.

We all have shitty days- he won't remember

Sounds normal for here where I torture and torment my poor dcs with such horrors as getting dressed, brushing teeth and hair, and this morning - more trauma - sun cream! Poor darlings

Stealth - I just left the suncream in the CM bag....

We had screams to wake the dead last night because daughter (2.2) wasn't allowed to take a muddy welly into bed with her.

There are days like this. Don't feel bad. You can't always be a saint when they're being little buggers monkeys and you're short on sleep. You didn't do anything awful, he just acted like you had because he's a toddler.