Control - That Elusive Thing
Hi, my name is Mariet. It's been 3 days since my last decent sleep. I have a pounding headache and while we're on the subject, I feel a bit nauseous, actually. Sometimes you try everything, but the kids still wake up during the night. I've gone through phases of frustration, acceptance...... mostly frustration..... Last night it was a bottle for Little D at about 2am, then she woke up screaming blue murder an hour later for who knows what reason. Then big sister started whining about her sheets. Then later on she needed the toilet, slammed the door and woke up little D. Then the blasted birds started chirping like it was Christmas morning and I knew that was it. No more sleep. Sometimes I just want to scream. Mums and Dads - please say I'm not the only one? Have you ever felt like you are grasping for control over situations even though you know it's out of your hands? You know you have to just go with it and handle it with grace (snort!) because reall