I am so ashammed.........

Sorry to hear you're having a rough time right now Kels.. I hope this picture makes you smile as well as gross you out a little

A huge thankyou to everyone here! Your kind words have me in tears as I realise I am not in this battle alone. I do go to the GP and I have a nasty gastro infection and they have put me on buscapan for the constant pain I have been in since TUesday.  I was able to put Alize to bed on cue 10.30 am and went back to bed myself. Woke up feeling much better and able to try and cope with ALize. My family have been fab. I guess being so used to doing everything by myself aLL the time I forgEt when I am around people I can ask for help. Althou no one will take him they will feed him for me and get me a bit of a break..

Again to all my Ohbaby family loads of hugs for all your LOVE AND support

KIDS WHO WOULD HAVE THEM

[QUOTE=FionaS]Just in reply to Mum2Lucas - sorry to hear it didn't go well. Elle won't tolerate female practitioners either...screams so much they can't treat her. Furthermore, after her first treatment with the guy we now see....she got waaaaaaaaay worse which is common when the treatment is working....after the second they settle right down.

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Sorry to thread-jack but that is really interesting Fiona and good to know. I took Ella to an osteopath (a female and Ella was fine with her), and while Ella didn't get upset, her night wakings have been slightly worst. We are going back next Mon, so will be interesting to see how it goes second time around. M2L- am really sorry to hear that you didn't have a good experience.

Kels I so know what your going through I hated Natasha at that age she was my "hell child" and could throw the worst tantrums at the most embarrassing times and she always though up all over herself and me if I wasn't fast enough. I felt all I ever did was say "NO" and yell at her for being naughty...I felt like such a bad Mother. I'd cry all the time.
I had some advise from another Mum (which I didn't really want to listen too at the time but it did work after I finally accepted it) So some of what she said was.
Don't sweat the small stuff only tell them off for the BIG things, try not to get too worked up over things that don't really hurt anyone.
Time out is a god send and a safe bathroom with locked cupboards is great for kids that can make themselves sick. So much easier to clean.
If it all gets to much walk away...put them somewhere safe make a cup of tea go outside and sit. He may cry but once you have calmed down you can give him a big hug and he will forgive you.
Flag the housework do the basics and give yourself a break as long as the house is basically clean mess want hurt.
I'm sure there were a few more but Tasha is 12 now and wonderful!!! It's my easy baby (Alex) thats hard work now.

Some people may not agree with all that but it worked for Natasha and me. Once I stopped stressing about all the stuff I "should" be doing I was so much happier it took a little while to come right but it did in the end.

pepsi wrote: Sorry to hear you're having a rough time right now Kels.. I hope this picture makes you smile as well as gross you out a little

What's scary is that's in the men's bathroom Either that, or that's a veeery hairy woman's arm.

Big hugs Kels. I don't have any advice for dealing with the tanties - but just wanted to say that I think you're doing an amazing job. You're a working, studying Mum, with kids of varying ages and stages and you're currently not well! Make the most of your family and get some rest. Take care.