Hi, I'd like some hand holding, and advice from the who've been here and survived! I'm a single parent (DS1 15yrs and DS2 17yrs) and I turned to full time work 3 years ago. It was rather a baptism of fire starting at the bottom in a new career, but I've recently landed a new job, in a more senior role (yay!). Although I'm excited about the role, it's exactly what I wanted etc, I'm concerned about how I'm going to cope with this and the demands of teenagers, in particular their exams...A home life of homework, cooking (how much do those boys eat!!!), general advice (to do or not to do A levels, career choices etc, a very important time in their lives right now). In the past, work came a very poor second to constant phone calls from school about GCSE revision classes, concerns about poor results, requests for school meetings etc (DS2 works hard, but finds exams very stressful, he doesn't sleep, panics etc...otherwise, he's a helpful, chatty, respectful teen, like his brother too-they have their moments, but generally they're good boys).
Having written this, it seems like I'm asking the impossible...I should just lump it and get on with it, I'm just afraid of it all being as overwhelming as when I first started back to work, I never want to feel like that again!!
If you've been through this, I would appreciate any help, books to read etc. thank you