Can you call this a "holiday"?

If anyone wanted to know what "chaos" mean you would find the meaning right here, where I am. We have arrived at my mum's in France on Thursday and as always chaos is a daily occurence. Chaos is something you learn to live with rather than trying to escape from it. Five children are running around screaming loudly. There is always one repeating over and over again that he doesn't want to eat what is on offer. Or one who keeps pressing that button on a toy that makes it bip and bip and bip... And while you are busy telling the first one that "You eat this or NOTHING AT ALL!" and ask the other one to "STOP pressing this F***ING button!" another one climbs every chair in the house and risks us a trip to A&E.

While all of this is happening there is an adult trying to watch TV and in an attempt to blank the noise the children are making, turns the sound up so loud that we might as well mime to each other if we don't want to damage our vocal chords to communicate.

Breakfast is stressful and dinner is killing. The calm is only restored when the children are all sleeping soundly and you go to bed knowing that you will have to deal with it everyday until you return home... 

Home is not here anymore. Home is now away from here. 

Why do I always forget that this is the reality and why do I live in the illusion that it will all be nice and relaxing because we have the good weather, their cousins and a pool...?

My darling husband left yesterday evening and he left me here on.my.own. Nearly four weeks without seeing him... four weeks in this madness...  

And to top it up I still haven't got my IPad!!! 

Comments

[TheMadHouse]

I am sure knowing that an ipad is coming will make it all better!

[Perfectly Happy Mum]

I am really hoping it will... :) x

[Blissful Mum]

With a bit of luck, the excitement of the first few days will wear off soon and the children might calm down a bit! Hope things improve! Helen

[Perfectly Happy Mum]

I am sure you are right... Kids are so full of excitement it is amazing! Victor looks like it is Christmas morning everyday :)

[Béa]

Partir sans les gosses, c'est LA solution. Mais tu trouverais encore le moyen d'etre toute triste sans tes petits !!! Le paradoxe de la maman !
Pour que le chaos soit encore plus grand je t'amène mes gamins ;)
Bises et profitez quand même (un peu)

[ac.l@usa.com]

Peggy, it has been like this for the last 5 years you have been going there. Why would it be different this year? Plus you would miss it and complain that you are bored :-) Much more fun when it is mad. Just think they will all be in England for the return trip soon. Happy days. Can't wait for the stories of the trip back with husband, 2 kids, large dog (horse) and mother stuck in the car for 14 hours!

Bisous,
Audrey

[all women stalk]

This is gonna be one of hectic schedule each mom would probably experienced. But sometimes it's kinda love that will surely pay through all the worries and tiredness with the all day work. Thanks for sharing.

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Well, this holidays is suppose to be happy one. Kids love it to have a vacation or so after a long school days. But this is just a natural scenario with the kids around. Just allow them to play. Maybe a little discipline is needed. But the essence of having a vacation or holidays is to enjoy and have fun.

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