Don't want to look after children today!!

[moovinon]

Does anyone else ever feel like they don't want to look after their kids or am I the worst Mum on the planet?

I've got a 1 year old and a (just turned) 4 year old. They woke up at 6 and haven't left me alone since. Following me around, wanting breakfast, whingeing about their breakfast, making me sing, read books, talked non stop, sitting on my lap. Trying to have a coffee now and they have followed me over to the table and the eldest is trying to make me play the guitar, dance & wants me to go out to the garden all at the same time.

I just want to scream and be left alone for a bit aaaa. Please tell me it's nit just me??

No, I have days like that too. For me it's wanting some time by myself rather than directly not wanting to look after them if that makes sense. Do you have a comfy chair in the garden? We only have a fairly small one so managed to position it so I can see everywhere and then let DS spend however long he wants out there as I have my own space and can relax a bit. We used to have an outdoor playpen thing when he was younger and pop some toys in between him crawling around.

I guess I'm trying to say is that if you have no way of having someone else take them for the day, can you make it more comfortable?

It’s not just you . Being a mum is relentless and no one ever tells you about it beforehand !

A game my mum used to play with me (I always wanted to sing and dance around her haha) was to make up a play and then she'd watch it later. Kept me busy for hours and I never wanted her to see it before it was ready :D

This is why I used to just take them out. Even in rubbish weather, I’d rather be out and have to be a lovely, kind mother as it’s out in public rather than being a stroppy and fed up at home.
Then we’d get home for a nap or screen time for dcs, tea and phone for me.

Almost every day! Leave the house - it's so much better that way. Take a picnic or at least lots of snacks and extend it as much as you can. It is so draining being at home.

Totally normal. You're not a bad mum. You just need some space.

They must be due a nap soon? or CBeebies?

Same! 4 year old and 2 year old. Both have argued, fight. 4 year old doing everything she knows is wrong just to get attention. I just want 5mins.. just without demands, breaking up fights.

I've just set a 5min timer and said when that goes off I'll play. I just want 5mins to sit in silence lol I feel you x

Not a bad mum. You need a break sometimes.

Do you have family around who can help out? Any friends you can do playdates with? It helps halve the load as the DC are entertained by someone else and if you reciprocate you only have to provide food half the time. It's amazing!

It's why I went out so much. I knew every free drop in session in the city, had membership to the zoo and children's museum (grandparents bought them, far better than more plastic clutter for me to tidy) and parks whatever the weather ... school is such a blessing