I feel like resigning from motherhood

[thefuturesnotourstosee]

8 year old dd - lost homework book had tantrum. Lost thread she's using for her patchwork cue another tantrum. Didn't like her dinner = more tantrum. Currently shouting at DS.

15 month old ds threw dd's aqua beads all over floor, took off his pooy nappy and wiped it all over my new shoes beore I even realised he'd filled it, then pulled my lap top off table and broke the web cam. Currently sitting in play pen screaming

DP in London not due back for 3 days.

Can I resign?

Yes you can . But you will have to be your own supply cover for 3 days till your DP gets back. Sorry.

Here is your leaving gift

Jimmy

OP, I had a good old at your misfortune, sorry about that... DS 12mo picked up a mug of mulled wine at a party yesterday, necked it and smashed the mug on the floor in disgust at the concoction within, so I've been spared the indignity of resignation from motherhood and been given dishonorary discharge :(

I am having a similar evening with a sniffly teething upset baby DD, and Reception DS who has gamely spent the evening desperately trying to claw back some of my attention while only attracting a telling-off for it. At least DH will be home tomorrow though!

Thank you for making me smile.

I've cleaned my shoes.

I've put them both to bed but not before DD melted into full blown hysteria during which she announced her brother has taken all her love away, no one loves her and she should put her head down the toilet because no one cares anyway :( :( Took me a full 20 minutes to calm her down and eventually had to resort to applying cold wet flannel to her face. Having calmed her, reassured her that I do indeed love her and I would care very much if she shoved head down toilet and persuaded her into her pyjamas she tripped and her hand landedb in the tray of cactus she insists upon cultivating. Finally managed to extract most of the spikes with lots more tears.

DS screamed in his cot throughout pulled his nappy off again and weed on the sheets I changed earlier today

Rescued him, changed sheets and his pyjamas again and evening ended with a story and big cuddles all round.

Think I need a stiff drink! No wine but I did buy a bottle of brandy and on of sherry for making the Christmas cake the other day!!

may have to think about potty training ds. 15 months seems early but given his love of removing his nappy it may become essential

As for me I think I've been sacked on grounds on incompetence

Buy pull ups. My dd went through a phase of removing her own nappy. Pull ups can't be removed so easily by toddlers, yet, anyway...

Oh good grief. I hope you've had a better day today! Motherhood sometimes throws days at us where it seems the only sensible course of action at the end of the day is to bury one's head in a bucket of wine. Hand foot and mouth disease has reduced me to that over the past week - first dd2 (13mo) who was really poorly with it and screamed all night for 4 nights, then ds1 (nearly 5yo) who thankfully hasn't been nearly so ill but has been climbing the walls being kept off school. Tonight his constipation was an issue and I spent over half an hour sitting on the bathroom floor holding his (blistered) hand while he tried to poo and couldn't and got upset. Dh is at a meeting tonight and I have just drained a large glass of rose (children thankfully asleep). Here is one for you - !

And there was me hoping that by eight it would be so much easier...I'm sorry to hear you've had such a rough time.

Does your DS pull his clothes off as well or was he just in a nappy? I could never leave mine in just a nappy - had to have a vest as well! DD tries to pull hers off when she's being changed then crawls off and wees on the floor before I can get a new nappy on.

Oh this reminds me of a day a few months back when my dd 4 came running in crying cos she'd farted and poo'ed her pants. I had to keep her off playschool and she was even more upset. Just as i got her cleaned up dd2 took off her nappy and rolled a perfect log across the lounge carpet!

That was the day i took switched dd2 to pullups!