Blargh!

NativeFloridian

Anyone else lose patience with their kids, like, every couple of hours when sick?  I'm battling this super annoying cold.  Headache, runny/stuffy nose, sneezing, coughing, the works.  I feel like shit.  I  haven't done a goddamn thing for two days because fuck that while also caring for these kids.

We're also really tight financially and the cabinets were empty for reals yesterday, and though today is pay day SO has the car and I couldn't go get damn food.  We can't really fit order-in into the budget but I ordered a pizza for lunch and tried to make it stretch.  But kids being kids, today was the day that they were SOOOOOOO HUNGRYYYYYYY all fucking day.

And they took advantage of me being off my game and made goddamn huge messes all fucking day.

And then they started getting tired and pissing each other off, and DD1 made DD2 screamy-cry just as I got DS to sleep.  Naturally, DS woke up, which was when I lost my shit.  It was a very screamy transition to bed, on all our parts.  I feel like a humongous asshole for making my kids cry and shutting them in their room all angry-like.  Someone tell me I'm not the only one who's done this.

LoveActually4

You're not an asshole. You're a great mom who is sick. Losing it is a symptom of your cold, it's not a reflection of you.

I've done it and I felt awful too.

::creepy Internet air hugs so I don't catch your germs::

MrsT0514

Caring for kids while sick fucking blows. And I only have one right now...I can totally understand how you'd be lacking patience while feeling like shit AND caring for 3 kids. Kudos to you mama!