Chloe, hun I wish I could come and look after the boys for a bit while you had some you time. Do you think you are at the end of your tether and reaching breaking point quicker because DH is still away working? I know when my DH is away or on nights etc, it can be very hard to cope at times when you know you don't have the extra person available to you - even if they don't actually help, you still have a sounding board to vent to kwim?

I think a lot of what you've described is normal, and sometimes it seems like we are the only ones in the world with the feral kids, but trust me - we aint LOL. I know you've probably tried a lot of different tactics with him and that's what would be a big part of the frustration at times too because you just don't know what else you can try.

Don't apologise or feel bad about your behaviour and reactions - you're not a saint, you're human and we can't keep it bottled inside all the time.

I don't know what I could offer that would help you out with him and sometimes it wouldn't matter what you did, they would still push our buttons just because they know they can - so you can't blame your parenting for that OK?