By 9.30 this morning my DS 13 had had a huge raging meltdown, DH losing his patience, me DH arguing as I’m trying to work upstairs & logged on to several emails from my boss needing action.
DD 8 is asking for help getting started with her work although to be fair she is very good at getting on with it.
DS 13 is a nightmare. We were considering getting him assessed for adhd but the school senco didn’t think he was & put his behaviour down to teenage hormones. He is angry, disrespectful, rude & disobedient. He argues about everything which causes my DH to get annoyed & then we argue.
He can’t just get on with the school work by himself & just goes on his phone messaging mates while the lesson’s on. We took his phone away this morning but he says he needs it to photograph & submit the work.
My family is falling apart around me. I can’t see how me & DH can get through this, we are both so fed up with it. He’s also trying to wfh & it turns into an argument about who’s got the most urgent work!
How the hell are we meant to do this without it destroying our family? It’s worse than last year as DS is a year older & very hormonal.
My house is also a tip because we’re all always here & they dc’s never tidy up. I’m sat in my office in tears. I feel so overwhelmed and sad that my family is in such a mess. I’m also meant to be shielding so that has made me more anxious in the last few days.
I know there must be so many people in the same boat so I’m just wondering how other people are getting through this? I feel desperately unhappy right now & don’t know how to make it better.