I’m feeling completely burnt out by family life.

[Rainallnight]

I wasn’t sure where to post this. It’s a bit DP and a bit kids.

I’m so burnt out by family life. I feel like crying and running away.

I have a very demanding four year old and a full on two year old. I’m getting very short tempered with them constantly needing things. And it’s not their fault.

DP works more than full time and is very stressed by it. I’m an accidental SAHM due to Covid.

I’ll write more later. People keep interrupting me.

Do you know what would help?

Are either of the DC in childcare?

Do you ever get time to yourself?

This year especially this is very normal. And with such young kids!

What time do you take for yourself? Can you arrange regular times where you leave the house alone to go to a hobby or the gym or even a walk?

I could have written this. I am also fed up, as is my husband. We barely communicate as we are starting to get on each others nerves. Pre covid we got on fabulously.
I'm tempted to suggest marriage counselling but not sure I want to admit there is something wrong. But this building resentment between us can't continue.
I feel your sadness, and I hope things improve soon for you.

When is your youngest DC 3? Then at least you will get some funded nursery hours.

They are both at very demanding stages as toddlers - I struggled with 1 ! Are they in childcare at all or any help from grandparents.
It is an exhausting time and can really impact on a relationship - but it does get better as they get older and more independent - its a case of riding it through

Me too. I have 3 kids - 13, 12 & 4 and I am completely ground down by family life. It's a combination of the last 15m plus some tricky family stuff, a hospital visit, elderly parents, needy inlaws etx and picking up extra hours at work and working nearly full time and nothing to look forward to and just feeling like the last thing/person anyone thinks of! I'm usually quite smiley, but I'm dying inside. I dream of driving away one night and not looking back but I couldn't do it. Somehow I just keep going but at the detriment to my happiness.

I'm thinking of booking a few days away for me. Not far, probably 30 mins away but just to get some head space.

The only problem then is that I have to come back!

Thank you all for being so incredibly kind. I’ll wire more when I have time later

write more!