aibu to ask for 5mins on my own

[dragonbaby]

have 5 dc and my sister lives with me aged 15 two of my dc have special needs 1ds has severe chest problems and too top that off dh has severe mental health problems yet when i ask to have a 5min shower im being selfish as they want the bathroom

Tell me about it - I have a similar problem, we can't have a lock on the toilet door due to small/SN children and I find I can't even go to the toilet without someone coming to find me.GRRRRR. And why is it they can all be playing quite happily but the minute I step into the shower all hell breaks loose?

i dont think i have ever even got to close my bathroom door behind me i even have to share my bedroom with dh and2dss

For me the odd time I do get to go to toilet on my own feels like 'quality time'. It's like a treat!

DD screams blue murder if I dare leave the room she's in, so when DH is home I find myself eagerly volunteering to pop to the corner shop if we've run out of something--just for 3 mins peace! Often it's all I need to re-gather myself.

I occasionally have to 'put some clothes away' and sneak off for five minute nap..tee hee.

i should be so lucky ,im like the pied piper 1 husband 6 dc,1 cat and one puppy

Ah, see I only have 1 husband(who has no idea where the clothes come from or go to) 3dc and a cat - although could be on the verge of adopting a tortoise - pretty sure he wouldn't follow me up the stairs though? Would he?