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Feel like I’m a better parent when the TV is on
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<div>I am a mum to two toddlers who are 3 years old and 19 months old (16.5 months between them) and I’m 36 weeks pregnant with our third. I feel like I have no tolerance for them at the moment. I’m fed up of them touching me and climbing on me all the time. My 3yo is a typical toddler and needs to be first or in control all the time or she tantrums, and my 19mo is into absolutely everything and I can’t take my eyes of her at any point. My husband works full time, I’m a SAHM (by choice). He’s very involved and has picked up my slack in terms of housework and getting the kids out the house etc because I just don’t have the energy to do it anymore. I have taken to having the TV on 90% of the time he’s not in the house because I don’t have the brain space to keep them entertained without losing it and yelling at them anymore. I hate it because we’ve always been a low screen family but I just can’t cope with their energy at the moment! Someone please remind me that this is okay and it won’t last forever if I don’t want it to (which I don’t)!</div>
Re: Feel like I’m a better parent when the TV is on
Oh mama, this is so understandable. You’re 36 weeks pregnant with two toddlers — that is survival mode, not a reflection of your parenting.
It makes complete sense that you feel touched out and overstimulated. Your body is exhausted, your hormones are all over the place, and you’re carrying a full-term baby while chasing a 3-year-old and a 19-month-old. That’s a lot for anyone.
The TV being on right now? That’s a tool, not a failure. If Netflix is helping you get through the day without yelling and conserving your energy for when baby arrives, that’s okay. This is a season. It won’t define your family forever.