My sister is just about holding it all together and I want to make sure that I am there for her. She has had a shit Christmas at home and has now asked her partner to look for somewhere else to live. This is mainly because of his anger with their children - he has never coped with them (they are five and six) but lately, has completely lost it on several occasions and my Dsis feels like she can't leave him with them. His job is v stressful with long shifts. He's definitely got depression and had a strange upbringing with distant and cold parents.
She is run ragged working and looking after the kids on little sleep, also trying to support her partner emotionally. I live close by and can physically help out sometimes, but we don't have other family nearby and I also have two kids and a partner who works long hours.
I can't actually believe how much she does, she is basically a single mum. Her MIL comes up sometimes but is very critical of her parenting and does nothing really to help, apart from clean out cupboards or iron socks!