Its probably the hormones and the fact i am just feeling so run down but i am at a loss at what to do with DD. She just doesn't listen to me, she does the same naughty things over and over. Eg. Putting toilet paper in the toilet as well as other objects, getting into the laundry into the powder.. I am forever telling her off, she went to time out yesterday after jamming two rolls down the toilet. I felt awful for yelling and putting her there, she ended up falling asleep for 2-3 hours but i sat and cried the whole time.

I try and vent to DP and even my mum but i get the same stupid jokes from them which DON'T help. Keeping the doors closed is useless she knows how to open them hence why she keeps doing it! Ive suggested more child gates but thats more obstacles i have to go over (we already have two)

I know she is coming up to "terrible twos" and i am thankful hers aren't full of tantrums yet but she is just SO destructive. Yesterday after putting her in time out i went into the loungeroom and saw she had poured milk ALL over the entertainment unit which got onto DPs centre speaker, his ps3 and his power amp. I almost died when i saw it and instantly cleaned it up. But i sat there thinking "WHY??????"

I often yell at her, i hadn't smacked her in a while i hated the feeling but ive resorted to that because i just have no patience. I really do feel like i suck at being a parent.