Sorry everyone. I'm quite new to mumsnet, and I feel awful posting about a problem when I'm so new, but today, I feel really upset.
My ds started school last week, and I can't believe how much I miss him! He is tired and cranky whe he gets home, can't tell me if he likes school and his cousin (who has just come to live with us...)tells me he ate all on his own at lunchtime, and no-one was playing with him. He's quite shy, so he wouldn,t rush up and join in games and he knows very few people in Reception.
Coupled with this, we have had some big life changes. My niece age 8 and her mother have come to live with us temporarily after moving from the north. My sister works away, so it made sense for me to have my niece for periods of 3 or 4 days when she is away. Ds is really enjoying having her, and I know it will be a difficult adjustment untill they get their own house, but I am missing the 1 to 1 time I used to have with ds. She wants to be with us all the time - I know this will settle down as she gets more setteled, but I can't even bath ds without her coming and sitting in the bathroom. Things aren't much better when my sister is home, she wants them to play together all the time, and I am desperate to have time on my own with ds. If I tell her this she gets upset and sulks saying it's not fair.
I know how hard it is for her, but today I am just feeling so overwhelmed, and missing ds's company! Sorry. Has anyone got any ideas for how I can explain this to both my sister and my niece without a major falling out? I really want to help them.