Hey, I just sort of feel like I need to vent off somewhere and where better than my new favourite place...
So, I'm on my own with 2 DS.. It was never planned this way, but my partner passed away just over 2 years ago. I feel like I'm still grieving for the life I thought we'd have...
That's not really the point of my post tho. I am so tired all the time and I feel like I can't cope anymore. I work full time, to walk out at the end of the month with money that doesn't even cover my childcare costs (thank the Lord for tax credits eh?), come home to make dinner, do homework with DS1, which usually ends in a row, fight with DS2 to get him to bed and flop on the sofa too tired to even do the dishes.
I am struggling financially, I barely break even each month, getting minimum housing benefits etc... I can't see a way of me ever being able to build savings, of which I currently have none.
DS1 is currently being assessed for being on the autistic spectrum, I just constantly feel like I'm losing the energy to fight these constant battles that are being thrown at us. It is so hard to keep smiling even though my kids are the reason I breathe.
I just really feel like I'm failing them and I'm failing myself. I don't know how to change any of the situations we are in.
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Flowerbunty · 03/05/2016 23:37
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