NC as potentially outing. I have 3 DC single mum, this doesn’t concern the eldest (11) who is at a different school and homeschooling online all day so she’s fine.
I work FT in a senior role within an area of government. My meetings can run from 8am to 9pm and are full on. That’s forgetting my actual work out of meetings I need to do. My day currently starts at 7am and rarely do I sit down before 1/2am.
The younger two I was trying with but have failed at homeschooling understandably and the reason I’m up so late is doing more work, just giving them some time with me before sleep then clearing the destruction of the house they have made being ignored all day and prepping food and (ignored) learning plans and independent play activities for the following day just to cope. My head is above water just about, they are loved and safe and not too bored as I drain myself to make sure of it. But they miss school and friends obviously and are getting increasingly more into arguing and stress.
School have called me and said that they have picked up that I am a keyworker from my email signature (I am), that they know my situation at home and while they have no concerns the kids are unsafe, or that luckily they can catch them up (they are bright luckily and ahead), they are thinking of me and my need for some space to cope. They have offered 3 days a week proactively. Which was incredibly lovely of them.
BUT I’m worried I’m all the kids have if I were to get ill. I am also worried my support bubble would no longer allow me to be that if the kids are at risk of exposure. I only see my bubble one day on a weekend but it’s a godsend for the eldest as she has her friend there. Also I’m not a nurse or Dr it would be BAD if I didn’t do my job but the country wouldn’t roll to a standstill ha. Although my own finances would be fucked (dad not in the picture).
So I’m totally torn and can’t decide!
AIBU - to send them in
AINBU - to not send them