Ugh. I don’t post much. But really struggling at the moment. I know it’s a hard time of year for lots of people, but I’m so fed up of feeling like a skivvy at home. I am a single parent of three girls (10-16). If I’m lucky they will bring about 50% of their dirty plates back to the kitchen, and might feed their pets.
everything else is down to me. Laundry, dishwasher, groceries, cooking, tidying anything (they’re not even doing their own rooms), bins etc etc etc. I feel like I’ve failed in so many ways. They don’t seem to have any life skills apart from being very tech savvy. I have to remind younger two to brush teeth every day (both adhd), and shower etc.
they squabble incessantly, nag at me for stuff, and just seem to be totally oblivious of the magnitude of everything I do to keep things ticking over.
im seriously thinking of going on strike to see if they realise how much I’m doing. Has anyone done this? Did it work? We’ve tried discussions and they agree they should do more, but then it falls apart within about an hour. Does anyone have any other ideas about how to get them to do even a tiny bit more?
so tired and fed up 😩