I would have never agreed to family brunch.

Anonymous wrote:
My kids have always been delightful.

My husband, on the other hand, is a piece of work.

The problem is that I'll be left with this guy once the kids fly the nest...

My husband stole my nap. I realize that this may sound silly to those of you who aren’t sleep deprived. All I wanted for the afternoon was a nap. He came into the bedroom with me, cuddled up, and fell asleep on me. Between the body heat and the snoring, I was wide awake. So I got up and amused the kids while he slept.

I know this is beyond a first world problem. But it was all that I really wanted for the day and I had told him so. He thought he was being affectionate. Sigh.

I don’t celebrate the day but just do what I want with the kids. Went on a long walk with my oldest and got a nice cafe experience. Was planning to make a certain dish but store was out of ingredients. So we all went out again. We do fast casual. It’s the way to dining happiness with kids.

It’s all about expectations.

Anonymous wrote:Anyone else’s? It’s like the one day they are told to be on good behavior and give me a break they majorly regress.

Early wake ups, nightmare at the family brunch, extra fighting and tantrums, don’t want DH to do anything for them.

So ready for a bottle of wine.

Yes, we had early wake ups too. Extra fighting between siblings and major meltdowns from one of my kids multiple times a day. It was the worst Mother’s Day.

My kids have always been delightful.

My husband, on the other hand, is a piece of work.

The problem is that I'll be left with this guy once the kids fly the nest...

Too much rain. Too little exercise.

I was just about to post this heading:

I think Mother’s Day is the hardest day of the year.

My husband just isn’t good at holidays. I said exactly what I wanted and he did it, but nothing more. I bought my own gift also.

My kids are 6,5, 1. My husband left at 3 for a business trip. Kids were awful. Slammed doors, screamed. We all screamed. I’m crying now (it’s 9pm) in disappointment.

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Anonymous wrote:You raised them, if they’re horrible you should change what you’re doing because it’s not working

Your kids never had a bad day?

I think with young kids, the more pressure there is to be "good" the harder it is and the more likely they are to act out. I definitely don't think you are alone, OP.

I think it's worse when there are extended family expectations. It just ups the ante that much more and makes it harder on them.

One thing I have had to do to get better days out of Mother's Day is to let go of the expectation that we will get a single good picture. I think it makes me tense. Even when the kids look cute, I wind up not liking how I look. And micromanaging what anyone is wearing is not a good way to celebrate motherhood. I know I'm not alone in getting hung up on that, but this year I didn't even care how anyone looked or if we got even one picture of any of us together, much less a good photo. And my day was better.

I'll book a professional photographer for a family photo in late summer or the fall, on a day that isn't also a holiday.

Anonymous wrote:You raised them, if they’re horrible you should change what you’re doing because it’s not working

Your kids never had a bad day?

Anonymous wrote:My toddler decided to have an ear infection on the heels of a cold that she got after daycare was closed for a Covid case. My infant decided he needed to be up for an hour last night at 1am and keeps waking up and crying when I try to put him in his crib tonight. I am so ready for a bath (when I’m finally allowed to put the baby down).

Decided to have an ear infection? How rude of her.

You raised them, if they’re horrible you should change what you’re doing because it’s not working

My toddler decided to have an ear infection on the heels of a cold that she got after daycare was closed for a Covid case. My infant decided he needed to be up for an hour last night at 1am and keeps waking up and crying when I try to put him in his crib tonight. I am so ready for a bath (when I’m finally allowed to put the baby down).

No but my DH was extra horrible. Sorry OP!

Anyone else’s? It’s like the one day they are told to be on good behavior and give me a break they majorly regress.

Early wake ups, nightmare at the family brunch, extra fighting and tantrums, don’t want DH to do anything for them.

So ready for a bottle of wine.