you know when you feel all your energy has been sapped?

[JaneMare]

by your DC just on the walk home from school?

i'm having one of those - i've just broken down and told DH i feel DD is sapping the life out of me

she wet herself in school again, she has a 'tummy ache' and won't talk to me at all right now. she's lying on the sofa under her blanket watching TV.

i've had a lovely day without her, met a friend for coffee, walked in the sunshine and now 'boom'

i feel terrible for it - DH gave me a huge hug and just held me, i'm not sure he understands really but he didn't say anything, just hugged me

i don't need any replies, any advice, i just needed to get it out to people who (hopefully) understand

i've tried 'messing about' on jokey threads elsewhere on MN to cheer myself up, but i'm still crying

i hate days like these

I know how you feel, somedays 2 hours with ds feels like eternity and dh doesn't understand. I've had a cry today too !! I know it's not mumsnetty but ((hugs))

Some days feel loooooonngg dont they?

I have 2 dc (8 and 3) and its hard atm...what suits one doesnt suit the other and vice versa. They bicker and squabble, it drives me mad.

I think its sometimes worse when you have a break - like you today out with your friend - and you realise what you have given up in order to have dc and its hard not to resent them occasionally

Give yourself a break, tomorrow is another day and all that!

I sometimes think that the school journey is one of the most stressful flashpoints of the day. DS comes out - having behaved at school, so wound up that he explodes. There is no calm place, no upstairs, 2 other younger DSs to look after and crowds of spectators. If you handle it wrong - meltdown and refusal to walk/go home.
You have my sympathy and whatever you would like to get you through today. Tomorrow is another day, could be worse, could be the same, but more importantly, it could be better

i've come back to this tonight expecting to find at least one post telling me to 'suck it up' but you're all so lovely

DH and i have been out to a support group for parents of DCs with ASD and went to the pub for after, it's been a bloody tough day, but we got out!

and yes, tomorrow is another one

Hope today went better for you.

Good that you got a chance to get out together :)

yesterday was a better day - thanks all

Hi Jane,

Hope you had a better weekend. It can get draining, and often very isolating caring for children with extra needs. I think it's normal to get weepy days, please don't punish yourself for feeling this way.

Have lots of and from me too.