Anyone else just have those days where you cry?

[Midorichan]

My 21 month old is an epically high needs toddler, and has been since day zero. As such, I find my days trying to manage both him and his 5 month old sister so hard. Sometimes, nothing i do or try will please him, and I just turn to face a corner and cry and cry. Anyone else ever get days like this?

I'm having a day like this today. I only have the 1 DS but he is particularly high needs and at 23 months has decided naps are for wimps.

My DH has left this morning for a week long business trip so it will be just me and DS.

I've already had one good cry today and think there will be plenty more before the week is done!

Yes, my 2 year old was up at night at least 6 times. I feel so exhausted. I want to go to bed but feel miserable!

It sucks when it's the weekend too. I don't know why but a bad day during the week doesn't feel quite so awful as a bad day on a Saturday or Sunday - must be a hangover from my working full time days!

I'm a lone parent to a teenager & a toddler thats a lethal combination!!! .. Life is tough right now & I cry a lot it's a good release... That & locking myself in the bathroom for a 5minute rant & swear up!!!

Me! I was glad to escape to work this morning. DD is 21 months and going through a horrible screech/hitting phase that I don't know how to handle. Sometimes I can keep my cool and walk away when she's continually hitting me and screaming at me but other times I end up shouting and then crying because I just feel like I'm doing everything wrong.

It feels like no matter how I try and deal with the tantrums it won't work. Her tantrum ruined our one family day this week and I walked home on the verge of tears.

Somebody pass the rum!

Yes more often than I admit to others

I want to lock myself in a cupboard today ha! we've no plans so are driving each other mad!

Yes. My 13 month old isn't even high needs, he's a pretty "easy" toddler really but it's still bloody knackering and with a job and my DH working away a lot I still find it exhausting and very isolating and have a good cry usually at the time of the month sometimes.

It is comforting to know there are others out there in a similar position. Although I'm sorry that you all are!!

I must admit I would find it difficult to share these feelings with my real life mum/dad friends. It always seems like you have to totally in love with being a parent and can never let on that sometimes it's just too much pressure and really bloody hard!!

I feel like this most days. I have a high needs toddler too. Today we have had lots and lots of meltdowns and currently sat listening to her crying in her cot. I wonder when will it ever end and things be a bit easier to manage. It's not easy. I have only the one but it feels like I have 10 with the amount of running around and general exhaustion of dealing with crying, upset behaviour, refusal to eat, brush teeth, go to bed and stay asleep etc. you are not alone. One day maybe things will get easier.

It must be exhausting looking after 2 young children.

Yep, had a few of those days! They've got less and less as DD (13m) has got older, but she's just got over a bout of horrific sleeping and I felt like crying every day, all day long, for a month! The early days were awful because she wouldn't nap and didn't make up for it at night, but now she naps beautifully and is mostly better at night, so I'm okay at the moment.

Sleep is the trigger for me. No sleep, I struggle. Acceptable sleep (not even sleeping through, just not constant wakings or waking for two hours at 3am or wanting to get up at 5...), I can deal with most things.

Yes yes yes! Why does nobody in real life ever talk about it?

I try and confide in people about feeling rubbish or snappy at my 18m old but no one ever says "yeah me too"

Only yday I told myself that I really must be a "worse" or more emotionally unstable mum than most :( but this thread is a joy (sorry ladies), I'm just glad I'm not the only one who struggles.

My son is normal and easy going most of the time and still i get so fed up at times. Doesn't help that he's never been a great sleeper and DH is very busy with work and study. But I do suspect that I would be having the odd melt down anyway. It's just bloody draining work being a parent!