3 small children - is it ok to find life in general stressful???

[CharlotteACavatica]

or am i supposed to be some kind of calm, organised, mary poppins-type who never raises her voice?

[Indith]

I have one....go stress, you have my admiration!

[misdee]

stress as much as you want!

[Kathyis6incheshigh]

As long as you are calm in public you can lock them in the airing cupboard when you are at home.
That's what I tell myself is really going on when I see those non-stressed mummies, anyway.

[MrsJetson]

How old are yours?

I have: ds is 4, ds is 3 and dd is 21 months and one to come in Nov.. The middle one always causes me so much stress - he is very 'springy', very independent. He has terrible nightmares, grinds his teeth constantly and cries 24 hours a day! He is having a tantrum now because he cannot draw over a £20 note!

I completely understand your point. Life is stressful - BUT just think of the day when they are older - let's say late 20's early - 30's - arriving at your house (because they have ALL left home of course, which naturally has had you stressed out: are they eating properly, are they paying the bills on time, are they actually getting out of bed today), bringing you gifts from their worldly trips (which you of course have been worrying over every single night since they left) and announcing their impending marriages to DBF/DGF (of course none of whom will EVER be good enough to look after your DD and they only want the money of your DS!!)

Now that we have them - we will ALWAYS be stressed about them, in different ways.

Little ones are tough - they are unpredictable little buggers really.

Definitely with you on this one!!!

[bobsyouruncle]

I have 2 and often find life stressful too. But tbh I think I was generally stressed when I had 1, and come to think of it before I had any children at all I was often stressed too I definitely didn't shout as much back then though

[TinyGang]

Stressful? What could possibly be stressful about it?

[mozhe]

Why ? Wasn't it meant as ' tongue in cheek ' joking...to ,er, relieve a bt of stress ?
Do you go round threads like some ort of social policeman....? Come on lighten up a bit...

[hana]

I have 3 young kids all under 6 and it's stressful at times. not all the time. YOIu have to find nice things for yourself, just you, to look forward to, even if it's reading a magazine aafter lunch while they watch telly for a bit, or a choc bar, or a nice bath.
do you get anjy 'me' time?

[CharlotteACavatica]

Oh god im sooo pleased lol! my Ds1 is almost 7 ds2 is 4 and dd is 20 months, we are in the last few dys of selling our house and are awaiting a completion date (solicitors are soooo slow!) but just lately more and more i find myself really holding myself back and trying HARD to not loose the plot and run around like a screaming banshee, my eldest does his best to shit-stir, my middley makes Bart simpson look time (honestly) and dd is just into that constant chatter chatter whinge whinge falling about the floor and yelling all the time (ALL THE TIME!!) im finding it so stressful, i hate to think that most other mothers sit and do constructive things with their children, sing songs and make cakes, and be a general tv mummy, where as i just spend my life hurrying about and cleaning up and shouting at them various commands and threats!

[CharlotteACavatica]

my middley makes Bart simpson look TAME rather lol

[PrincessPeaHead]

No. Impossible to be calm organised mary poppins type unless you are also on v heavy sedatives IMO

Mine are 9,6,3 and 16mths and life is sometimes calm, rarely very organised and often chaotic...

[Gobbledigook]

Er, generally not that stressful for me but today has been terrible tbh. If we stay in for the day, that's when it goes Pete Tong!

Mine are 6, 4, 2 (all boys).