I live at home with a parent. I have a sibling home from abroad with their partner and child. The child is an older child.
I don't want to give details or information away. I live my niece/nephew so much but I can find that they can be somewhat bratty often and demanding and just somewhat spoilt. They wanted to spend time with me over the weekend however my work was unreal and had me working too. My free time was unbelievably so short and not only that work was so stressful and intense. I only got about 4 hours sleep on Saturday night and everything else was work.
I became ill with migraine and sleep deprivation. I am still having the effects today however I am back in work. It's so hard.
My niece/nephew was crying for me to spend time with them.
Not only this the parents have a very strict rule about screens and very little or no screen time. They don't want screens and rightly so.
However I am the auntie that has a tablet (my tablet is for me however I do some work on it too). And some reading. I have another screen as in a Nintendo switch.
The parents don't want any screens but this child keeps taking my screens. I had to put a different code on my tablet to slow down the child from getting it. The parental controls on the switch is useless. When you set a time on it, it just sets off an alarm and it doesn't switch down the software.
I am still required to go to work and often when I am in work, the child is still trying to gain access into my screens. On my tablet, the code is often entered wrong. I can see on my Nintendo parental app of play time and downloads (usually free).
I am caught in the middle. The thing is if you give an inch with the child they will take a mile so to speak.
I think they are allowed a little bit of play or screen time but just not not a lot. So if they are allowed half an hour, they will just argue and fight with more. Or what happens often is that they will go off and play and explore and be founding playing with a screen.
This morning I had to turn around and just hide my Nintendo and I don't know what I will do with my tablet. I still need my tablet for regular use and online studies and the child wants to play, play, play, play, play.
Also my work has been demanding over the past number of weeks and then I also have guests at home. So all in all it's been very hectic and busy and so very stressful. I do love having visitors and guests. For sure, for sure.
I think next weekend is looking like possibly the first weekend in over a month where I could possibly be free from work.
I also work mid week.
I think next weekend I would really love to take time for myself. I don't know what yet. I don't know if I want to sit at home with a whining child arguing about screens. I am nearly tempted to go travelling and touring for a day so that I can eat a meal and some drinks in peace. Because I likely won't see another weekend free until September. This is on top of a full time work week.