Is Anyone Else's Children Working Their Nerves This Morning as Much as Mine Are?

My daughter was upset because her blankie got wet. So she took it to the washing machine and said Wash. So I threw it in and then she started crying BLANKIE!!!! because she wanted it back. Gah! Now she is running around naked because....well I don't know she doesn't want to wear clothes. Going to be a good day....

Teens are challenging and they love to try to suck you into their drama, don't they? I gave mine a stern talking to the other day and told her to tone down the teen angst...or else. Lol. I highly recommend getting them involved in some serious, down and dirty volunteer work. It does wonders to help them appreciate their lives and chill out. Also they feel good about helping.

My daughter is only 3 but I feel like I am dealing with teen angst now! There are days where it seems like nothing makes her happy, she wants to argue over everything, and can't just cooperate even once. She will get upset over her favorite purple outfit being in the wash, or she got strawberry yogurt instead of raspberry, or not being allowed to watch TV when she wants to. There are times where I swear I could say the sky is blue and the grass is green and she will tell me "NO IT'S NOT!" just for the sake of arguing with me. She even likes to argue against the house rules, like she can't have ice cream until she eats a good dinner - "Yes I can have ice cream!" (Ummm, no, I don't think so!). Lately I feel like almost everything I say is for the sake of getting her to listen to me - like warning her of the consequences for not listening, or putting her time-out, or just counting, "1...2...I better not get to 3!". I'm like, wow, really? Does it have to be this hard all the time?

LOL, my son plucks my nerves every. single. day.

He's lucky he's cute ;)

I don't know if your girls are anything like I am, but I am NOT a morning person. Do not ask me for anything, do not come to me if you nee help with something, don't even LOOK at me before I've had a cup of coffee and splashed water on my face, or you WILL face the dragon lady.

I don't do it on purpose, I just can't deal with mornings. I don't talk first thing in the morning because I know whatever comes out of my mouth, I'll feel awful about later. I'm pretty bad ;)

YES!!

Thanks for posting - hope your day gets better!!

Mine aren't any where near your daughters age, but YES.
Hell its not just my kids, its the husband too.

I have 2 1/2year old son & an 8month old Daughter.
So yesterday, I didn't even get a "Happy Mother's Day" Nothing. I actually had to do MORE work to take care of the kids. My husband sat around all day. *he is kinda sick, but still..nothing??!?*

So not only that, but then I had to go to out new house to clean..to get ready to paint. Came home from that...Husband STILL on the couch.
I swear, the three of them made a deal to make my days and nights MISERABLE.
I got, maybe 2 hours of sleep. Now i've been up since 5am with kids that are extra needy and extra cranky. And I have a FULL day of errands & work to do.
I seriously feel like I want to RUN away.

Oh and husband took of work today. Lets see if the dishes I let pile up get touched by him today...doubt it. But I'm not touching them :)

Ah, yes. I have 12 and 15 year olds. We say that our house is "all drama, all the time" :) last night at 9 pm we had a meltdown because the portfolio with all of the homework for the research paper that has to be turned in today was....missing! Of course it wasn't quite done. Who took it? Why can't I find it? Yelling at everyone in sight, etc. Then the other two start yelling at her for yelling at them. :) We then hear that one has to be at school a full hour earlier than usual. Really? Thanks for sharing as soon as you knew that! Aggh.

You are so not alone. But two of mine are still in bed and the other doesn't talk to me until she comes home, its' better that way. ;o)

Now when I do go get the other two out of bed it will be WWIII in my house. I homeschool and have to literally have them at different tables so he doesn't shoot spitballs or sing and she will stop mothering him for breathing wrong.

I am enjoying a little extended Mother's Day. It is 8:15 I should wake the dragons.

Whew... if all your teen girls are rubbing your nerves raw about is hair and the weather being too chilled for shorts, then you're doing a wonderful job with them. :-) Just remember that these days you could have far worse things to be complaining about with teenaged girls.

My whole weekend was a wreck with my 8 year old. The last two weekends were very busy and she just wanted to be home because she's feeling... off. Her sensory disorder and her autism make things miserable sometimes. Then this morning I could barely get her on the bus and got kicked and punched for my efforts, but she's at school damn it! My kindergartener gets on the bus soon and I'm looking forward to the three hours of quiet time before all three girls come home. It was a weekend of chaos.

Not today, but its about 50/50. I even thought earlier, damn its been a good morning. I dont think anyone cried once! Go us!

You are not alone!
Still at home I have a 19 y.o DD, a 16 y.o. DS and an almost 13 y.o. DS My biggest drama queen is my DD. she has learning and emotional disabilities and oh boy can it get downright LIVELY around here. She is currently (as in the last several weeks) been in a my way or no way stance. She may be getting a little more flexible with her attitude (I thinks she's decided she doesn't like the "no way" that has been happening more than the "my way")
anyhow she gets herself in a tizzy several times a week and then comes in the 16 y.o. much as I love him he can be a complete and total arrogant S.O.B to his sister and ALWAYS when she is already upset about something. I swear if I could afford a house with separate wings for each of my kids I would be ALL OVER IT. But...that isn't my reality and so when they wake up every morning I give them a goodmorning hug and tell them I love them and send them on their merry (or not so merry) way to school then I get peace and quiet for at least 7 1/2 hours until they start coming home again.

I wish this forum had a LIKE button!

Yep, it's happening all over the world....as it does many other days. Personally, my a.m. was fine & dandy....but with my daycare, every single family had meltdown mania this morning! Peace.....

Ok the question really should have been, "is anyone NOT having these feelings?" My kids are all well past the teens, all married and on their own. But guess what? Sometimes I even have times when they drive me crazy! Just little petty disagreements. One thinks I'm playing favorites with the other's children. One doesn't think the other is as sensitive to family issues as they should be. Whatever! It's all human nature. I just try to listen, and figure "this too shall pass".

of course you are not alone! I feel like that EVERYDAY!!!! my son is a whiner, crybaby and a tattletale. Somedays it's in his best interest that he is only five and that he;s mine, but if he wasn't he i would have been told HIS
mother to come get him! lol i love him to death but........... you know what i mean!

You are far from alone! My daughters, 9 and 13, dance on my last nerve every day, seems like. Some days are better than others. For the most part, they are great kids and I enjoy them every day, but mornings are just horrible! I don't know what it is about mornings that are so bad, but they are, and we deal with it. I'd be a millionaire if I had a nickel for every time I said "please brush your teeth!". I've threatened to take them to school in their PJ's, but they seem to be able to pull it together in the last 5 minutes before we leave! I really really want to take them to school in their PJ's too... I'm sure it would be the last time they lollygag again!

I think my 3 and 5 year old are pretty sure I don't know how to count past 3! All they hear out of my mouth lately is 1....2....Guys, Mommy is counting, are you paying attention? ok....thr thank you Jack for listening (to myself, I mean FINALLY listening!!)

My daughter is 5 and yes, the teenage drama has already started. Last night she wanted me to help her write a love note to a boy in her school!