feeling like a rubbish parents during the holidays. Am I the only one?

[kittywits]

Hello everyone. Does anyone feel like I do at the moment? I've got 5 kids 8 and under and am preg with no. 6. I feel like a really crappy mother because I just haven't got the energy or inclination to take them out.
I can think of places to take the older ones but that wouldn't be suitable for the younger ones. There are places I just can't manage one my own. I feel like they've had a horrible holiday. ( we did go away for a week and that was good) feel like a useless mother and keep thinking that most people are having a great time and coping with great aplomb. I'm dreading the next holidays with 6 kids already!! Please someone tell me you are fed up too!!

I'm fed up.

DD is currently being a nightmare - having one of those 5 going on 15 moments - constantly cheeky, answering back, has real 'attitude', argumentative.

DS is potty training (5 days in) so a bit 'trapped' in the house at the mo.

I'm counting down the hours until she goes back through gritted teeth at the moment.

I'm hoping it's a lack of routine thing.

I only have 2 and pg with no 3 and I have felt exactly the same, luckily I was able to take dd1 (6) to her grandparents for 2 weeks so she loved that but I am soooo pleased that she is going back to school tomorrow (even though i still need to find sand shoes)

i feel really bad i have a 6 yr old dd and a 1 yr old dd ive had to have a op on my belly button i had a hernia in it ive had the op and been told i cant pick my baby up for a month how bad is that my 6 yr old has had to help me poor thing dp has to still go to work had a week of baby had birthday last thursday couldnt go out as i was in some pain bless them

kittywits nothing exciting going on here either I have a2.10yr old a 8mth old and am 19wks pg. No energy to go and do anything so we havent much.

Well, my tedious days became a bit more exciting this morning as had to take dd1 (4) to A&E as she'd cut her face open right underneath her nose. They've glued it back together!!
We've got another 2 weeks to go until term starts here. I wish I was the type of person who could be happy with my decisions as a mother. I wish I could say to myself " I feel really tired etc and we're not going out and that's ok"
Does anyone have tips for improving self belief?!!

I also feel crap - only have three kids though although one is a 16 wk baby, the other two are 6 and 3.

we haven't done very much at all

todays exciting mission is to buy school shoes. I do feel quite guilty that we havent been on holiday this year. STill I have been making stuff with them and reading to them a lot and the PC goes back to be mended tomorrow so at least I'll be off mumsnet for 10 days

kittywits it is hard especially when you think other people are doing more exciting things than you

I think with 5 kids under 8 and pg you are doing fantastically well to get UP in the morming let alone take them out!

I know you're not the only one!
I'm sure my two are bored - theys em to be watching an awful lot of telly but we have done loads of things as well - meeting up with friends, going on picnics etc.
I guess it's just the thought that you have to find something specific to do every day to entertain them.
I think we're buying shoes this afternoon as well...

Dont worry, being pg and already having 5 children is tremondously hard work and no one would expect you to be playing supermum and taking them all over the place. Consider this....your children are lucky enough to have each other and in years to come everyone will envy them for having such a big lovely family.

Pepsi, what a lovely thing to say, thankyou so much. I know I have always had the tendency to beat myself up.
Why do we feel that we have to do things with our kids all the time?

its the weather that makes me
everything costs so much when its wet
i thought it was summer
got two boys 9 and 10 just been away for the night with them went to cadburys world and alton towers so needed my bed when we got home
only got up at 2pm today
boys just read books and played on DS lites

true kitty
why do we feel we have to do something with our children everyday?
my dh is the worst he has to be up early at weekends thinking of things to do with them
i wouldmbe happy to stay in bed for the day