I love being a mum. But the one thing I find most difficult as my children get older is supporting them when they encounter problems. I feel like it's mostly the woman's job for this role and I am struggling at the moment.
My mum is in an unhappy marriage & uses me as a therapist & offloads all of her stress and unhappiness on to me.
My husband is currently depressed & off work sick. I am very worried about him.
My son has started high school this year and is struggling to adjust and hasn't made any friends. He's a very sensitive boy & let's things bother him & get him down. He also has adhd & has meltdowns about clothes, changes of routine etc.
My daughter has health problems that I worry about.
I feel like I have no more space left in my brain for myself or anything else. I'm constantly being asked to solve other people's problems!!
Any tips on how to manage this? I also feel things deeply so if my child is upset about a friendship issue for example I find it extremely hard to not get involved