nic-sorry to hear you are feeling down, it all gets too much sometimes, doesn;t it. i only have two kids but some days i'm just over being cried at, having demands on me, having to do everything and being the target of the naughty monster. it's not nice to be grumpy mummy, but that said i think your concerns sound valid- you need all the support yr dh can give (and thensome).

today olly is in childcare, DH is home sick, so its been an easy morning for me. all i had to do was make one person's lunch/snax (not 2) and take olly to daycare inthe car (without loading/unloading Mylo and dropping dh at work). i got back to see father and son asleep, chest to chest on the bed. sweet. and my house has no naughty monster! i'm SO relieved to have a break from olly, i feel almost guilty. it's a giddy, drunk feeling to not have to contend with his behaviour all day. lately he's been driving me up the wall- he finds ways to monopolise my attention all day long. he cries at the drop of a hat, or to ask for something, or because i have my hands full and cant play with him continually. he breaks things and makes a mess and generally does whatever will **** me off. i try not reacting but i'm so grumpy by the end of the day i've no patience left for mylo when he exercises his right to have a little cry for no reason.
i love my son but some moments of the day i dont like him much. i want the old olly back! help. can someone tell me this too will pass??