Hi everyone,
I apologise in advance for the length of this post, I cannot blame anyone for not reading it all.
Me and my partner have three kids, ages 12, 6 and 8 - one of which has ALN and is in an ALN school. We both work full time, I’m mon-fri and he is doing 4 days a week of 12 hour shifts. We are exhausted and it’s safe to say we’re failing. We’re massively behind with our bills - went to CAB last week and they’re giving us help. I’m constantly missing appointments for my children because we cannot keep on top of them.
The house is an utter pigsty, embarrassingly so but I’m so drained. People ask well what do I do on my days off or what my partner does and all I can say is we’re constantly playing catch up but can never ever keep up with anything. How do people manage work, appointments, extra curricular activities for the kids, let alone any chances of going out or socialising.
I’ve just finished work, drove an hour home, collected kids from childminder. Came back home and chucked on two frozen pizzas for the kids as it’s already gone 6pm. Clothes need washing, I need a bath/shower. Should be reading with the children but probably won’t get around to it because I can barely keep my eyes open.
my partner is feeling exactly the same and in all fairness he does a lot more than me. I just don’t know what to do because I feel like I’m failing before I even start