Finding everything so hard

My son was at nursery today and to be honest, I enjoyed the rest being at work 😞 I’m struggling so much with the constant nursery germs, teething and his general fussiness etc. It drains me so much sometimes, I don’t know how people do this and cope with it? Does it not drain your soul when all they do is whinge? And on little sleep because of teething or illness and I honestly feel ready to give up some days 😭 When does it actually get easier?! Even when he feels poorly, I feel like my patience is hanging on by a thread and I know that’s my issue, not his at all. I don’t know what to do and how to cope better 😢

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I also find my patience is very thin at the moment. My LG is whinging a fair bit too. She will only concentrate on something with me for a few minutes before running off and doing something she shouldn't be! It makes me feel like I'm failing and don't know what to do to help her I don't have any advice as I haven't found anything that works, but just know you're not alone here All we can do is hope it's a phase. One thing that keeps popping into my mind is thinking about how I would feel if I was unhappy with something and someone was talking to me in an angry voice but in a foreign language and it would make me feel worse. So I have been trying to change my tone and redirecting her in a different way, although it doesn't work most of the time, it has helped on a few occasions so I'm going to keep at it. I also saw a video of a lady who said that ignoring them when they're moaning and waiting for them to change their tone, but I haven't managed to get there yet 😅😭😂

I’m not sure it gets easier, it just gets different. Pretty sure once we get through this we will have something else thrown at us. I have taken a sick day off work to just stop and rest whilst little one is at nursery. I found that really helped, bit of a refresh. I couldn’t concentrate as I was so tired and my boss just told me to take the day off and it was the best thing I did. Really helped a lot!

I'm a stay at home mum so I don't get much time away from her (only when she's sleeping, or if dad takes her for a few hours at weekend or bath time some evenings) and even then, I'm tidying or prepping for the next day, so it is hard. I feel you

Im feeling a bit like this today. I had to take her to family events this weekend and it drained the life out of me trying to keep her happy and safe when all she wants to do is touch dangerous things and escape out the door 😵‍💫😵‍💫

Im feeling this so much.. single mum and sahm so im with her 24/7 without a break and i feel like screaming in a pillow sometimes.. Been to doctors today and apparently i have a burn-out now aswell so definitely not great timing with the toddler puberty 😂

My son was like this when he started nursery in October. He was constantly ill, getting used to a new routine and also teething. But it does get better. You get used to the germs, so do they and my son loves nursery now, he has such a good day (they always send photos). It will get better xx

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