Im about to loose my effing mind!!

I have twin sons 16 months old and putting them to bed is a struggle but tonight I'm loosing it. They both crying, they farting, they screaming, they are fighting the sleep. All because they dropper the afternoon nap. I have been at it since 6am, cooking, cleaning, snacks, bottles, more cleaning, playing, walkies, parks, work (yip I work from home too) bath time, bottle, and now 2 babies in fits of effing rage at me. I'm shattered. Hubby got home at 7pm ate his dinner in peace while I bathed them and he is now walking one of our sons around to keep him calm but also asking me every 10 seconds if my other son is sleeping yet. Nooook he is not...can't you effing hear!! Any tips on sleep...or other rantz please?!?!? I need to feel better, tell me I'm not alone ... x

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Go outside, feel the air, take 10 deep breaths, look at the trees. Go back inside, take one more deep breath, put them in their beds and read a story, even if they cry, keep reading calmly, eventually they will calm themselves down because they won’t get the reaction they want from you, one they are asleep, get your husband to go buy you a pint of ice cream, sit on the sofa, and eat the entire thing!

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I know it’s hard, and so draining, but you’re doing an amazing job! I don’t have twins so I don’t know what it’s like, but I can imagine that it’s insanely difficult, but I find a good routine works for my kiddies, no tv after 6, we go for a walk after dinner, as soon as we get in, I run the bath, put both of mine in the bath, I put them on my bed, get them both ready in their PJs, go on the sofa, read a book and they will have their bottles, I then put them to bed with a kiss and cuddle. I do the same thing every night and it works for me.

Don’t get me wrong, we have fights about getting PJs on and what cup to put the milk in before bed, but I find the more worked up I get the worse my toddler’s behaviour is.

I hope this helps, sorry if it doesn’t. I hope you get it sorted soon x

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Am I wrong if I secide to stop doing baths etc for my little ones. We have a 3 and 1 year old. I do all the baths wake up in ams cooking etc. I dont want them to be dirty but it's like I need a break and Im tired of doing it all by myself. He will come up and help after they are out the tub every now and then and that pisses me off. Im taking care of 2 littles one by myself makes no sense. I asked him to give them baths tonight he said I worked all day what did you do...ive had the children all day. We went to church he didn't go. We all know how little ones are.. but what should I do bcus it feels like I'm going crazy

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After years of trying, months of back and fourth on the fate of our marriage, indecision, fights. The whole enchilada my husband and I are separating, divorcing. Whatever. I'm so goddamn heart broken. I feel like it's a death and I'm in mourning. We have a 3 year old son and currently and for the foreseeable we are going to coparent and live together. This makes things harder because neither one of us can really move on but it's how it is. He understands and he's trying to heal too. But I can't understand why now that things are over he can be kind. He's been more amazing in the last week since I ended things than ever. Why couldn't he do that when we were together for years I begged for change, we saw a counselor I tried everything and he just wouldn't. Now he seems to turn a switch and be able to just do it all. But it's too late. My heart aches. My body aches. Love sucks.

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Partner works incredibly long hours, how much do they help out?

I'm struggling. Have been for a while. I've had one break from parenting my daughter, that was for 3 hours in December when I left her with her dad.

She's 14 months old and I'm just tired. I've done every night by myself. He's out of bed at 4am and doesn't get home until 7-9pm. He drives for work, very physically tiring.
On the weekends he was doing 6 days, one weekend day off, but now has both off.

He doesn't sit on the floor and play with her, he doesn't read to her because he says she doesn't have the patience.
He will pick her up and hold her whilst he's cooking.

Recently I've been "snappy" with him.
He got back from the mechanic last weekend, she was getting onto the sofa and he put his headphones on and started to watch Netflix on his phone.
The same day I told him I was going to run her bath and to watch her whilst she was still eating, he fell asleep on the sofa.

Today he went to football after going shopping, so was out 1-3 and then from 4-8.
He got back and I was snappy.

"I don't get why you're so snappy with me"

I said - Probably because I haven't had a break since December.

"Do you think I don't know you haven't had a break. I haven't had a break", "I just won't go to work, I'll sit at home all day".

Then "do you think I like not having a connection to my child"... But that's on him? He never sits to play with her. He "doesn't see the point". He's stated that this age is boring to him.

Since she's been born, he has been to a friend's once a month. Football - He stopped going for 7months, but has been the last two weekends.

Are these not breaks?

He does do the washing/washing up/cooking/vacuuming when I haven't had a chance to; but I'm the one in charge of feeding her, naps/bedtime, teeth brushing, hair brushing, baths, dressing her, making sure she has the right shoes, appointments etc. Everything falls on me.

If your partner works ridiculously long hours, how much do they look after your child? Do you ever get a break?

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My daughter’s 1st birthday was Thursday and nobody wished her a happy birthday from her dads family but his mom watched his story. Should I put my foot down and set boundaries for them to accept accountability or should I just let them stay on that side for as long as they want and not worry about it?

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