Stressedoutisanunderstatement ·
09/05/2023 19:50
My 6yr old was at a try out for football training but I had to stay with my almost 2yr old son.
He was tired, I was tired.
I let him walk around for a while before resorting to putting him back in his pram because he kept running across to his older brother, picking up other kids drinks bottles, throwing his toy cars into the coach's bags (which I left in there out of embarrassment) I did eventually try to distract him with netflix on my phone but he threw that after only 2 minutes. He then proceeded to kick off in his pram no matter what I did.
I get it, I know he's just a toddler and doesn't know better, but I felt other parents were judging me.
I struggle socially as it is so was already on edge, walking home after I felt deflated and exhausted and I'm considering not taking my 6yr old back again. The other parents I see on the school run are distant and don't seem to like me (though I am quiet and purposefully stand far at the back to avoid conversation...but it's not because I don't like them, I just feel so socially awkward I never know what to say)
Life is already stressful, but i want to do all I can for my kids. I dont have support from family who can watch my toddler for me, I left my older 2 kids at home while we went (they aren't old enough to watch my toddler).
I just wanted to do something nice for my 6yr old and feel it was just stress the entire time.