Toddlers are sweet and funny and entertaining but when you are their sole carer throughout the day it can feel a bit ongoing, can't it?
My dc puts everything in her mouth, explores and touches everything, all very normal, I accept that but the constant watching is draining, the lack of space i.e. you can't leave them whilst they are awake I find very demanding. I have two older children and went on to have a third so in many ways I feel like I have gone back again. Yes, I decided to have a third child but right now it feels very overwhelming and I whilst I do enjoy parts of it, I can't help but wish time away.
I go out to toddler groups a couple of times a week, this breaks things up a bit but I haven't actually got any friends with toddlers, so there is no mutual conversations to be had about life with toddlers. This is very different to when I had my first dc and seemed to know several other mums with toddlers and managed to make a few friends; it is just the way things have turned out. We have no extended family and my dh works full time. It is how it is, I am lucky to have her and I feel guilty for moaning about how it affects me, I suppose you can have too much of a good thing though, can't you and much of daily life can feel all consuming and a bit mundane. Does anyone else feel like having a good moan, is anyone else not enjoying the toddler era?