Single-mom-itis

[Shaunna]

Ok, for the moms out there in pilot wife land. I am going insane, the kids are driving my nuts. I am tired to doing EVERYTHING ALONE. I am tired of BEING ALONE. I am so sick of whinning, complaining, un-happy no matter what I do miserable kids!!!!!!!

Why is it that when daddy is gone, they seem to think it is a free for all on treating mom like crap? My son is one thing, he is pretty much miserable all of the time, but my daughter has been such a whinny spoiled brat lately. I don't understand it, we are very strick with our kids, they have very good boundries and we do not spoil them. Yet they act like everything on the planet is owed to them and are SO ungreatful! Today: I took my daughter to a birthday party and while she was there I took my son to the batting cages. On the way home all they did was complain! Him because I told him that I wouldn't/could'nt pay for him to go into the gymnastics place that the party was at. Her because I wouldn't let her have a piece of candy after she just had cake and a sucker at the party or pull the van over so that she could pick up a hair tie that she dropped on the floor. Why are kids so spoiled? I mean, do we really have to move out to the country and give them rocks and sticks to play with and bread and water to eat before they will appriciate anything?

OK, so I know that I am on mommy burnout, and am problably pmsing too, but sometimes I feel like I am losing my mind having to parent these kids by my self all of the time. UGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG.

Thanks for the vent op...
Shaunna