How can I stress bust this?
Firstly, DS10 has started to resist school and so, every morning, it is a struggle to send him in and I feel bad that he is so miserable. He says it's down to friendship dynamics changing but not bullying and that he doesn't like his new teacher because she gives too much work and keeps them back if the work isn't finished or some children are causing trouble. I have tried to resolve it with the school and the teacher has tried talking to him but, so far, we haven't really got anywhere.
Secondly, at work, I am working alongside stressed out managers, stressed out colleagues and stressed out customers. I am tired of being blamed for things that I cannot control and being snapped at because of other people's frustrations. I am also fed up with the unsociable hours and the fact that I have to work over Christmas. I am looking to go freelance but most of the work I've found hasn't been the right fit(i.e. not quite qualified) or I haven't managed to secure. Full time is out of the question because, along with 2 children, I also have an eldery mother who is quite ill and needs to be accompanied to appointments and me to pop in and see she's OK.
To top it all, my DD is in GCSE year and struggles with her work and gets so angry and frustrated with it all that she breaks things deliberately - some of which are expensive to replace. We do issue consequences and she knows it's wrong BUT it doesn't prevent her in the heat of the moment. She has had CAMHS input and was on the ADHD pathway but did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis.
Thirdly, my DH comes in and is an absolute dick and will moan about the most trivial things in the house - a pair of shoes in the hallway or a door left open - and, when challenged quite vociferously, backs down and says it's because he's stressed.
I think I'd be OK if I went to live on an island somewhere!