Anyone else feel like they are constantly toddler/child wrangling?!

[Misty9]

It's really warm here, which probably hasn't helped, but I feel like I've been directing ds, 3.7, and dd, nearly one, all day. We've been in town and I've had to say "don't touch that" "come here" and "in a minute" every five seconds it seems! Dd in particular is just confident walking now and wants to do so at every opportunity. I had DS brought back to me by security in the mall (I could still see him but dd had fallen over) and the shoe shop lady was pretty humourless when it came to dealing with exuberant children. It was a trip to get dd's first shoes and I just felt stressed :(

And breathe. Does anyone else feel like this?! Not shouting (I do enough of that too) but just loud directing? All. The. Bloody. Time.

Yep same here. I've got a 22 month old and a 2.9 year old and its constant. The eldest won't do what she's told at the moment and is constantly doing things she knows are not allowed so I'm forever correcting her and the youngest thinks running off is hilarious. Testing times!

Do you feel really conspicuous in public? It's the constant commentating I have to do - i get sick of the sound of my own voice and slightly scared how like my mother it sounds

Dh ignored me earlier and I exploded...

I only have one - a 16 month old and I find it exhausting! I don't want to keep saying 'No' all the time but what's the alternative??

Wilful, wonderful, infuriating, independent 3.5 yo here. She's doing my nut!

Yes, I had two close together and I never shut up! It was constant.

Yep, same here. I have a nearly 1 year old and a nearly 3 year old. And it's been constant all day long. I feel like I need to sit in a dark room in complete silence for about 24 hours. I too lost my rag earlier when I though DH was ignoring me. uuuuurgh.

Yes, a day of wrestling DSs (4 and nearly 2) who just want to be tickled/climb all over you/sit on your head both at the same time...sigh of relief at bedtime today!

Sometimes. DDs are 4 and 2.
It can be hard work in public places. After an hour or so all they want to do is run off!
I don't go without the buggy at the moment so I can strap the youngest one down! They both can hold onto it too, it's a great threat.

Yup. Had day from hell.
Had a viewer coming so was having to tidy this morning. Dd1 (2.5) started throwing things and eventually crapped in her pants because I wasn't paying her enough attention. Dd2 (9weeka) had a bad reflux attack in between in all so trying to soothe in baby talk while yelling 'get on that potty, don't touch the poo' at dd1.
Took them to the park in afternoon and dd2 had a poonami right down her leg so had to change her on park bench while dd1 ran away and I had to try and chase her with poo covered dd2 screaming as she was naked and cold. Dd1 then falls in the mud and j end up having to carry them both back to the car trying to calm them both down. Dd1 then so exhausted she just cries all through dinner because her spaghetti hurts her fingers - wtf.
I feel like I've had the shittest (literally, shit everywhere) day and spent more time talking to small people about poo than anything else.

Oh rosey you poor thing - hope you've got chocolate or wine by now?! Even attempting the park with both at that age is brave!

Thanks to everyone - it helps to know I'm not alone! I'm trying to cherish the time because I start a job in two weeks, but it's two weeks too long at the moment!

mouthful dark room complete silence sounds bliss. I lost my rag at ds before tea so left dh to it and went upstairs to cool down. it wasn't dark but there was relative silence :)

Thanks lol. It's funny looking back but wasn't at the time. Our house purchase fell through yday morning so was generally feeling crap anyway. It's like they know!!
Good luck with the new job. Don't feel bad that you're not loving every minute of motherhood. They're hard going at times although we would t change them for the world eh!

Am I insane for going to the park again today?

I have the world's naughtiest 16 month old. He was such a placid baby, so calm & content & happy & now all he does is scream. All. Day. Long.
99% of the time there is nothing wrong, he just wants to scream. Not cry, just a high pitched, hugely embarrassing everyone's looking at you in disbelief kind of scream. He's even screaming now because I wouldn't let him hit the rabbit with the Hoover pipe (horrible mummy). I can't be the only one raising a monster?!

Roll on bedtime!!!

Ouch to the house process breaking down rosey :( that's a full time job all on its own! How was park take two?

I had a break from my voice today (except for bickering with dh...) as ds out for the day and dd pulled a three hour nap out the bag! Very rare occurrence - maybe she knew I was making her a rainbow cake for her first birthday tomorrow?!