I am a SAHM to 4 years olds and am struggling rather at the moment!
How much do you all play with your children? I spend what I feel is a huge amount of time playing with them only for them not to behave particularly nicely IMO! For instance I'll set them up with an activity I.e. drawing, Lego and start them off and then I'll try and go and do some jobs and all hell breaks loose with arguing, mummy play, mummy play etc. I explain calmly that I need to hang the washing up for instance and then come back but that doesn't ever seem good enough and they will end up screeching a the top of their lungs watch me, come and see this, he hit me.......and it goes on.
I would never ever put the TV on to watch a programme that I'm interested in for instance when they are up as they simply would pester me and whine and whine and it would be too Unenjoyable. I don't feel like I can leave every single job until they are in bed so they have me 100% of the time as that doesn't seem right. Life seems quite different for many of my friends whose children just seem so much more self sufficient.
Is this just the life of a SAHM? I would be really interested to know how much other mums play and any strategies that might help me feel less frustrated!
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How much do you play with your children?
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wrenster · 23/01/2013 13:55
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