I am struggling mentally with the amount of stuff I have on my plate. I really hope this doesn't sound pathetic.
I am a single parent to 2 dc who are 4 and 7. Their father does the minimum, partly due to circumstances (his shift pattern) so this is unlikely to change anytime soon.
My mum helps me a little with childcare for my dc although I have scaled it back significantly. I am finding she needs more and more help with life admin (bills etc) and organisation. Without being outing she also has quite a serious legal issue going on which I need to help her with. I'm an only child and my dad died last year.
I find more and more is piling up on my plate and it's enormously stressful. If anything goes wrong, with my kids or mum, it's often all on me to sort out. Kids wise - school, settling in for dc2, homework, reading, after school activities, childcare round work. Looking after the house, which feels like a full time job in itself. I find myself forgetting things because I have too much to remember. My work is taking a backseat when it should be a priority. But I am behind with everything.
I don't know what I want from this thread. A rant I suppose. I don't think I can change it. I wish I knew how to cope with it without feeling like I'm drowning.