Is everyone else having a great time?

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I have two children, 6 and 2. I work 4 days a week, one day with the youngest. Husband works full time. Have a dog.
It's all normal. But I feel like I can't cope. I just can't. Six year old talks non stop I just cant get a moment to think. Two year old needs eyes on him always. Constant stream of chores, work... I'm sorry. I think half term has left me overwhelmed, I'm worried about summer. I just thought I'd be so much better at this

SAHM of a five year old and one year old and no no one is having fun 😂 my five year old talks all. The.time. Just a stream of consciousness about which dinosaurs are best and which animals would battle each other and which biscuit he would eat if he had a biscuit and he’s gorgeous they both are but the one year old flings himself of every available surface when he gets the chance and all I long for at the end of the day is a silent room. So sounds normal tbh, apparently it gets easier who knows. Love them so so much but yes dying

Nope. It's hard. Even if they are fine it's just constant noise.
My kids are 5 and 3 and it is just relentless

At 9 and 5 my kids can at least brush their teeth and dress themselves now, but there are still toilet accidents and arguments to referee. I want to go to sleep way before they do at night and despite all efforts it’s often ten before they both get to sleep, making it a sixteen hour day when they’re off school. However it feels easier now than the pre-school days so hang in there

It’s gets easier. I promise! Mine are 19, 17 and 13. I’ve had a lot of the day to myself. Lying on my bed just now watching Schitts Creek eating crisps. I know everyone says this but it passes so quickly. Best thing to do is get a decent bedtime routine so you l’ve got peace from 7/7.30 each night. Lifesaver.

I am currently 34 weeks pregnant with my second and already have a 2.5 year old and this absolutely scares me. After maternity leave I will be working a full time job with a 1 and 3 year old as well as 2 dogs and all of the housework. It is already a struggle for me now!

The issue with today’s world is everything is so expensive that both parents have to work, it’s very rare a family can survive on just one income, it would have to be a very well paid job which let’s face it, not many people have. I mean my food shop alone is £130 each week and about to go up! I cannot afford to give up work, I also can’t afford childcare when I go back to work, I’ll figure it out when it comes to it. If we could all afford childcare and a cleaner, someone to do that never ending laundry things would be much easier but they are not, so we have to find ways to make our life as easy and stress free as possible!

I do sit and think to myself would a chore chart help? It might be worth planning your dinners through the week, try to meal prep if you can and freeze meals. Make one day a week a beans on toast dinner, another day a takeaway, jacket potato is nice and easy too, make sure hubby contributes to chores and also your 6 year old starts to help. But easier said than done. Make sure you have a day off of doing 0 housework! If it gets too overwhelming book some time off or go off sick! Take a walk in the evening for some peace and quiet when your partner is back from work, go gym and leave all the housework! I actually book days off to spring clean which is so bad that we have to do that, but it does help get on top of things. Also what really helps, find Mums on instagram/ facebook that post lots of videos about struggling with kids, some of them just make you feel human and that you are doing an amazing job! If you have instagram follow a lady called candy_gigi … she is hilarious and just makes you feel so much better. Lots of women out there that go through the same life day in and day out struggling, you are not alone and you will always get through it. One day you will miss the noise and mess.

So sorry for the long message! I just hope you know you are not alone, get support where possible and don’t stress about the little things x

Thanks guys. This has helped me to hear. It's so hard.

I have a 6yo and 3yo. 1 dog. (Did have 2 but lost her) husband is a nurse. Work 0.8. I wouldn’t trade them for anything but MAN it’s hard sometimes.

I have a 7 and a 2
I'm a teacher , I work FT so I'm always crazy excited to actually see them in the holidays. Which is funny , because it is exhausting
I always have one day to myself a week, because the little one can go to nursery and I put my eldest in a holiday club. That helps.
I also have some of those slightly noise deadening in ear buds. That helps with the constant noise 😂

I have a 2YO and 10 week old and I don't know how I'm functioning day to day being honest. 2YO is a runner and a climber he can't be trusted for 30 seconds on his own, and my 10 week old is a velcro baby who breastfeeds for comfort around 20hrs a day, I am so touched out and tired and annoyed and more tired.

Not having a great time here. Got a 5 year old, 2 year old and 1 month old. Every day I feel torn in a million directions, just living for bedtime. My 5 year old talks incessantly too - just think they are back to school on Monday. I’m also dreading the summer holidays after this week and no idea how I’ll cope when I actually have to work part time after maternity leave too.

Not much advice except as pp says get a good bedtime routine in place so at least you’ve got your evenings and pour yourself a glass of wine. Solidarity, it’s tough going.

I was thinking this as I walked my 4yo and 2yo to kindy the other morning: how I don't enjoy the walk there at all. When I eventually get them out the door, someone's slow or their shoe is uncomfortable or they're tired or they're cold because they insisted they didn't want a jacket so it's quite often someone is whinging or crying.

And that's pretty much what every day is like: almost every small, straightforward task, even the pleasant ones, has the potential to turn into a drama or a saga. And it's draining.

Absolutely. It takes it's toll and then we feel guilty for being irritated