I am not enjoying being a mummy today...

Well I haven’t enjoyed it one single bit this week and to be totally truthful my favourite time of the day, EVERY SINGLE DAY has been bedtime. Not the fight to get them into their pyjamas or coming back for the hundredth time to say “NO! no more milk!”. No, my favourite time of all was MY bedtime when I walk upstairs only to find them both snoring mouth wide open and not batting an eye lid…

I feel guilty for saying this but this week they have annoyed me, pulled my hair, broke my stuff, made a mess, tore pages of my magazine, had fights, huge ones!

They made towers of toilet rolls, then destroyed the toilet rolls, and refused to pick up the confettis.

They got us late out of the house everyday.

They refused to eat what I cooked for them everyday. Would it bother them that I stood in front of the hob for much longer than I would have liked to? Of course not!

Every little request has turned into a loud command.

I had to run after them to get them dressed, to put their shoes on or to strap them into the buggy.

They logged me out of my laptop god knows how many times and froze my applications as often.

They lost the remote control of the digital TV and now NOW WE ARE STUCK ON CBEEBIES!!!

Thank heaven it is the weekend!!!

OH CRAP!!! Next week is half term and our official “strictly potty training week”… Can I get drunk right now?! 

Comments

[Liz (LivingwithKids)]

Bless you. We all have weeks (OK, sometimes even months) like this. But then they'll come and give you a hug or tell you a funny story and you'll remember why it's still the best thing in the world. Big hug xxx

[Bubblegumbodw]

I suspect there are thousands of us who have days/weeks like that. The only way I can get through it is to tell myself it's part of the growing process and we will all benefit from it eventually. Ok, so I'm still waiting for the benefits, (especially as children 1 & 2 are now 20 n 18!), but I'm sure they will eventually appear! Oh god please let the benefit's appear or I'll have been deluding myself for years and may need to seriously hit the wine n chocs!

[amy]

awwww hun i have weeks like that when they turn into little monsters. It is so frustrating and soul sapping. It feels like everything you do means nothing to them but it will pass. Cook them simple things you know they'll eat that will save all the heartache from cooking. We all dread half term (i know i am lol) but get open that wine enjoy the time that they're asleep (i love it when they go to bed that's my me time!)and keep smiling xxxx

[TheMadHouse]

There must be something in the air, the mini mads have been terrible too. I am so sorry parenting is like being bi polar, either fab or horrible and hardwork.

I am hoping that the boys just need some mummy time and excercise. This weather hasnt made walks, parks and outside stuff easy

[Béa]

A coup de nerf de bœuf faut les dresser tes gamins !!!! Non mais !!!

Moi c'est pareil, ça chante, ça hurle, ça pleure, ça saute, ça veut manger que des madeleines ... et c'est toute la journée. J'ai des bourdonnements dans les oreilles le soir. Vivement le printemps que tout le monde aille jouer dehors et moi m'installer dans mon transat !
bises et courage.

ps : "ça" étant bien sur ma progéniture ;)

[Sew Scrumptious]

You are not alone!!!

[Erin]

May the remote be found quickly. . . I only have one little one and some days my bedtime is the best part of the day as well!

[Victoria Foord]

I can join you as well. My son has driven me round the twist this week. Huzz has been away for 7 days and my patience has completely gone. I have had it up to here with the talking back, cheeky comments and complete and utter not listening - its been like I was invisible. Lets hope for a better time next week when's he's home every day!!!

[SandyCalico]

That was me last week. Last Friday it took me 90 minutes to get them dressed and out of the house. In the end I sat and cried. This week was better. You are not alone Peggy x

[Emily O]

Oh poor you, I know how you feel. I think my boys are a very similar age to yours. I spent 20 minutes cooking their dinner this evening while one hung on to my leg and the baby cried. Then neither of them ate a mouthful! If one refuses to eat then so does the other one! Grrr. I hope next week goes better for you and good luck with the potty. I hope you get some time to yourself at the weekend! x

[Perfectly Happy Mum]

That's exactly what happened this evening and it made up for this bad week :) thanks for the message xxx

[Perfectly Happy Mum]

He he I will hold on to this hope then :) thanks for dropping a line, it is nice to hear you are not alone x

[Perfectly Happy Mum]

Thanks Amy, will definitely make easy food next week, learnt my lesson :) wine was open tonight and truly enjoyed x

[Perfectly Happy Mum]

I agree with your description of parenting and pretty accurate also! Hopefully next week is better for you too xx :)

[Perfectly Happy Mum]

Oh Oui vivement le beau temps qu'ils aillent cascader dehors! :)

[Perfectly Happy Mum]

Thanks it is good to hear x

[Nadine Hill]

Poor you! I think there is not a parent alive who hasn't had a crappy time of it like this before!
I bet you all have a fantastic half term. If not, stock up on the vino to have a Friday blowout!
Nadine
x

[Perfectly Happy Mum]

WE FOUND IT! Thank god :)

[Perfectly Happy Mum]

Oh dear, hopefully you have a better week. I know what it is like when not only you do all day but you also have the bedtime routine on your own. It doesn't happen too often but when it does it throws me :) good luck x

[Perfectly Happy Mum]

Thanks Sandy, sorry to hear you had a bad week. Let's hope for much better days more often :) xx

[Perfectly Happy Mum]

Food wise it is the same here, it drives me mad! I think their appetite s quite low at the moment, making it quite awkward to feed them properly. Oh well they eat, I suppose that's all that matters :) thanks for the message xx

[Perfectly Happy Mum]

Thanks nadine, hopefully half term will be good x

[Geekymummy]

Sometimes even the lovliest kids can be little sods. I think it's ok to say that! That's the thing about parents, we love them even at the orneriest, but we do need to have a good moan about it! Thanks for sharing, we all have days like this. Here's to a better next week!

[Emily Vest]

So many of us are in the same boat as you. It's been a tough one here too. I think it might be winter. Roll on summer when we can run them around outdoors for hours and hours without having to spend hours and hours getting them ready to go outside first (did I mention it has just snowed again here, feet of snow, I'm so depressed). They are so much easier to be around when the edge of energy has been rubbed off. Big hugs. Hope next week gets better. xxx

[MuddynoSugar]

It happens to the best of us... don't worry it will pass.. hope you find the remote!

[ladybird world mother]

Oh I so have those weeks... how about YEARS!
Hope it gets better... we have that 'remote' problem too... it MADDENS me! xx

[Barenakedmummy]

I had one of those days yesterday- aaaghhh

Award for you over at mine.

BNMx

[Its a Mummys Life]

I shouldn't laugh, but that was very funny. Does it help that I have those days/weeks too? Does it help that my favourite time of day is wine-o'clock? The 'more milk' demand just kills me every night. I'm getting there with potty training now though so at least I'm making progress. You will too. Hope the weekend was okay and this week is improving. x

[Deer baby]

Yes I know how you feel! Although I did escape at the weekend and went on a course. Pretended it lasted longer than it actually did so I could go to a cafe by myself and drink coffee and read a mag in peace. It was bliss. And now it's half term! AArrggh.... Seriously. I hope you're having a better time of it now. I find it ebbs and flowsx

[Mummy's Little Monkey]

My little girl is just getting to that age where she swings wildly between angel and devil child. She loves messing about with my laptop while I'm trying to work - slamming the lid closed, pressing buttons on my keyboard, and pressing off the power button. But just when she's driving me completely bonkers, she barrels over and gives me a big kiss, and my annoyance evaporates. Hope you're surviving the week so far!

[magic mummy]

OOOH I had a day like that yesterday....

I hope it will cheer you up a teeny bit that I have an award for you at my blog ;-)

[If I Could Escape]

Oh dear! I have days, weeks and maybe even months like that! Hope you are surviving half-term or should I be taking out shares in wine?? LOL

[Kelly]

I am just catching up, hope that almost halfway through half term you still have your sanity intact!

There is an award for you over at mine :)

[Metropolitan Mum]

Oh Peggy. I hope you are feeling better by now and that you survived half term! Tell me, honestly, how much wine did you need? ;)
I am a bit tired of little L discovering her own will and kicking mummy, too. Thus I booked myself a course to embark on in April. I am so happy for Big M and little L to finally have some proper bonding time, just the two of them. Tee hee.

[Metropolitan Mum]

PS: Looks like we are going to move into your direction rather soon!

[Dymphna]

Just came across this blog via Blogger on Spot, I've had days/weeks like this!! I think with boys they go through testosterone surges where they are extra hyper/have loads of energy for mischief/destruction! Hopefully they've calmed down a bit since you posted this! D :-)