This may have been asked - work school corona overwhelmed

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I'm just overwhelmed, 9 minutes before I have to give an important presentation, handed to me at the drop of a hat.

DC1 school rings, I get a weekly call from the schools, just because.

But 9 mins before, I'm watching the meeting invite tick down and I'm assuring the school everything is ok (my eldest mood has improved so yay!)

But it feel so overwhelming at times and so ongoing. Time has changed, converstaions have changed, WFH and SFH (School from Home) is just tiring.

In the main I mostly feel up beat, we're getting by. But well y'know.

Anyone like to share their thoughts and experiences, because it feels deiiferent now, than it did a couple of months ago

In the nicest possible way, don't answer the phone if it's a bad time, they can call back or they can leave a message and you can return the call when it's more convenient.

It is hard, and overwhelming and honestly most of us are over it now. My kids finished on 26th June (Northern Ireland) I've never been so delighted to see the end of term.

It's a fucker, isn't it? I am unbelievably lucky in that my work is being very very understanding, but it's still shit. About 3 weeks back I just lost the plot entirely, a whole week disappeared from my life while I felt floored by it.

And yes, it's cumulative. I did okay-ish for the first couple of months but it's really felt like it's gone down hill in the last month, six weeks.

Struggling too because DS has additional needs so I can't just leave him with the laptop and the online work and say "get on with it", also he's emotionally fragile so I'm worried sick about him.

OP. Keep buggering on, I guess.

I recognised the number and the teacher is persistent and keeps on ringing and ringing. I answered and said I'm about to do a presentation please ring me back.

Meh! still its done for a week.

@shoofly yours are back at school? Lucky you. Nothing here until the next school year. Meh!

My stress levels were through the roof st the start. I was working the first few weeks. But then got furloughed. I got a second lap top for my eldest and took a hands off approach to his work. I plan his week for him to time table his on line lessons and list the work he needs to follow up. We dropped some subjects like music. And he has become more independent as the weeks have gone by.

My youngest can not do any work independently. This has take. Me weeks to work out and stressed me out no end so now I sit with her and do each piece of work along side her.

We have agreed this is the last week. They have both worked hard. A scoped so well. But we have all had enough.

You can only do what you can. I wouldn't of achieved so much if I had to of worked as well.

I feel whats now getting to me is that the dcs are bored and depleted. They are lonely, they don't have school to go to, corona-fear seems to have given them agoraphobia.

I worry that wfh and sfh is causing me to be a bit of an absentee parent (I may have mis-understood the term) because I'm having to do all of that grunt work on top of the housework and we don't get to go swimming anymore, or just for a day out. And when I'm not working, schooling or houseworking - i'm worn out. ANd I don't think I'm giving them that extra bit of insubstantial parenting that will make things a bit better for all of us.

I dunno, I'm confused by all of this, its making me really question my parenting - my eldest is playing with the dog as I write this and I feel that I should join in. But i'm tired and breakfasts await, then I walk back into my bed room to start work, then into the living room to do a bit of schooling back and forth. it feels soulless.

No! Mine aren't back at school. School term has ended so no more home school, they're due back end August... For 1 hour 40 mins per day really don't know how that's going to work.
I know what you mean about it all feeling like grunt work, at least with the home school bit out of the equation I feel like less of a nag iyswim

A nano success yesterday. My eldest took herself out for a few hours, she was racked with anxiety before hand. But she enjoyed herself. On to the youngest next - she wont even come for an early morning dog walk.

One thing I've come to hate is the lack of people to bounce things off, it was tough before corona but at least I could chat to different people at work. Now I'm spending too much time inside my own head. I spent 45 minutes formulating a question for a non-mumsnet forum while letting breakfast go cold.

I'm overwhelmed and under-supported

Sorry, late to this thread but you actually summed up how I feel. Overwhelmed and under supported

Still in lockdown where I live. Three DCs in primary school and I work fulltime. It’s exhausting and no one I work with understands - not that they did before this, as all are married with one baby or much older DCs.

I am very lonely (I used to enjoy the social interaction at work) and think it’s impossible to do the home schooling alone (it was hard before lockdown, but now ....)

What has helped you get through this ?

Its rough, I have now had to go part time and booked holidays just for my sanity. I know this is not always something that everyone can do (I have now had to consider a house move to a more affordable place).

If your little ones are old enough to talk about how they feel I would encourage lots of honesty, you are only human and is not great when its a 1 woman team.

Take care xx