Sick of riding the emotional rollercoaster

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Anyone else just find this so tiring sometimes?

Threenager having a meltdown because I cut her toast incorrectly and this has made her distraught, five year old stomping his feet because he wants to do something and we asked him to tidy up the last thing before getting the next stuff out, DH getting frustrated because we've been firefighting emotions since 7am already and honestly some days it's just a bit exhausting. I've got a migraine from the blooming pre schooler screaming. Whether you try and help them through it, leave them to strop or somewhere in between it still affects the mood of the household.

Wishing for a bit of harmony!!

Oh yes. This resonates so strongly.

I love them but I would also like a break. But then I keep being told I’ll look back on this period with longing. I’m struggling to believe that at the moment.

I also feel having children has aged me and I’m now a haggard husk of my former self.

Sadly, I have no solutions but you’re not alone.

Thanks for replying. It's nice to know it's not just me. Definitely with you on the haggard husk!!! Feel like I'm not doing a good job because I don't seem to have the same sling shot boomerang reactions as my kids. They can scream blue murder and be absolutely beside themselves and then the next minute laughing and smiling and being lovely or playing the clown. I feel like I need recovery time to process all the negative energy and am therefore lagging behind when they're already over it.

I've saved this thread: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5160952-if-you-have-older-children?page=3&reply=138219345 as good inspiration for the bits to try and cherish. Because there is often a message of 'you'll miss it when its gone', but surely not all of it 😂 Lots of messages on this one helped me realise it's not all good, and maybe recovering from some of the bad bits were meaning I wasn't valuing the lovely moments quite as much.