I'm struggling a lot recently. I've actually only just realised I don't enjoy spending time with my daughter and step daughter. I have this rage inside me that just wants to be left alone, I want to get up in the morning and spend time to myself, decide what I want to do, not trying and fight to get them ready in mornings, not listen to them moan or how they want daddy who doesn't really help with anything.
I love them to absolute bits and have tried so hard to spend all my time with them, I work part time from home, I don't want to miss anything and I want to be there to support them but I just absolutely hate actually doing anything with them. I just wish someone could come in and entertain them all day😭. Does anyone else feel this way or am I a terrible mum? I'm so tired and overwhelmed by it, I want space and quietness 😭
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I think your feelings are very valid. We, as personalities, are structured very differently. Someone is ok with little to completely no time at all to themselves and someone needs couple hours a day to themselves in order to feel a full fledged, normally functioning person. I am of the latter category. If I don’t have time to myself, to recharge and regroup, I’d probably start deteriorating as a personality. It has nothing to do with the amount of love we have for our kids, it’s just how you are structured and your particular needs. Sending moral support.

Sounds like you need more support and time for yourself which is completely normal. Does daddy can start doing his part so you can have it ??? Once you have a bit of time for yourself you would probably enjoy more to be with them (more relaxed and in peace...).

I'm the same way at times. It's always so hard to get them to listen