Stress of life
Not really seeking advice just venting.
My husband and I had a baby who’s now 4 months. I go back to full time Monday - Friday in June. We have 4 kids total between the two of us.
I have 2 SK, 1 D and 1 ours baby. We live in the Bay Area where traffic dominates and our kids have sports etc. I Just know I’m about to hate life when I go back.
It’s like wake up before 5am to work out, get kids up for school and day care drop off.. work 8 hours.. come home and do homework dinner cleaning etc. everyday.
I’ve never been medicated but I feel like I will never be happy unless I take an anti anxiety to just take the edge off. I get so much anxiety I get physically ill. Like being in over drive like that everyday indefinitely is so effed. It’s no one’s fault either.. literally just how society is here and I hate it.
Ugh. I am trying to find WFH positions within my company but Jesus. Anyone else? And my husband is fire so he’s gone completely 2-3 days a week and I solo parent.
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Maybe it's possible for husband to change hobs to be. More available for u and your family?
Consider getting an afterschool nanny to get your kids to their sports and activities. It could be 5 hr/wk or less. With traffic, it's just not possible to be off work, back to pick up kids, and have driven them to practice by whatever time they need to be there. You just need another person in another location. You can do the pick ups to keep the cost down. Also, if you regularly have caffeinated drinks, consider switching to decaf tea after your first morning coffee. Caffeine just amplifies that "pushed to the edge" feeling. Sorry this is so hard on you. It's not you, it's everyone...
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