I’m overwhelmed with the despair and sadness

[Anonymous]

I am totally there with you. The worst part is that I fear it will only be worse once DL school starts. I’m hoping our COVID numbers keep heading in the right direction and schools open. Otherwise I might riot. I need to return to the office in Oct and I do not how to do it with young kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have a toddler and both working and today sucks I feel like each day continues to be worse and I have moments where I tell myself we’ll get through it I can do it and then days like this where every worry, every concern, every anxiety, every pain, and anger just slam and roll in me. That’s the post I guess, I am losing control of my life and there is nowhere to go.

I hear you, OP. All I can promise you is that this will not last forever. We’ll all be on the other side of this soon. You will not always feel like this.

Hugs

[Anonymous]

OP I feel you so much. I had a baby in the middle of this, then had emergency surgery and was in the hospital for a week, and recovery had been slow. Later on two school aged children, going back to work from home from maternity leave, sleep deprivation, and not being 100% yet and this morning I just had to cry. Then I felt better. Call you support system, talk it through, have a cry and then take a shower at some point this weekend. Sending you good vibes.

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Anonymous wrote:Me too, OP! I'm 12 weeks along with DC2 and have a 10 month old that is getting into everything today. I'm just so tired and nauseous. Doesn't help that we're trying to move and just sold our condo but there are NO houses on the market right now and I feel like we're running out of time. Everything is just too much right now.

You're not alone. Hang in there. I'm having DH take the baby for a little playtime while I take a hot bath and then cuddle in bed with a good book for an hour or two. Try to do something for yourself today even if it's just for a little bit.

Omg whyyyy are you already pregnant again? You have a 10 month old!

DH has a pretty demanding job in non-Covid times, but has been WFH since March and will not be going back into the office at least until next spring. I had a horrible time with my first pregnancy (lost about 25 lbs in T1 due to super intense nausea) so we figured if he was able to be home and help with the baby this would actually be really good timing for us. Would much rather be pregnant now (with a 10 month old and with DH home all the time) than be pregnant in a year or two at home on my own with a toddler. Just a personal choice.

Then if it was your choice, live with it and stop whining! Every choice has a consequence

[Anonymous]

Everybody else is in the same boat but most of us are living with it as best we can. However, we are smart enough to understand that complaining and whining does not help but only makes it worse. Concentrate on the good things in your life because this is not going away anytime soon.

[Anonymous]

OP, I'm with you. This morning I woke up to the sound of my toddler singing and playing in her room, a sound that normally fills me with such joy. But now it just makes me tired, thinking about the day stretching out ahead. And even though it's the weekend, I have so much work to do because I couldn't get it all done during the week with no childcare. It's so much. I sometimes don't know how I'm going to keep doing this, I just know I have to keep doing it.

Last night I got us drive-thru McDonalds because ordering takeout from a real restaurant was too much work. I'm lowering my standards to the floor.

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Anonymous wrote:The last 2 weeks have been shit in my household. Everyone is just over it. Over the togetherness, over the hiking and biking, over movie night every night, over the puzzles and huge lego kits, over focusing on the effing silver linings. My kids want to be AWAY FROM EACH OTHER. And I want to be away from everybody. The upcoming school year looks bleak and I have no hope for the holidays. Crap after crap after crap.

In my house the sadness is from this . Zoom school could not suck more . Soon the pool won't be a possibility . Stuck in the home routine with no escape. And I'm scared for the election outcome and what will happen if Trump doesn't concede.

Trump will not need to concede because he will win.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The last 2 weeks have been shit in my household. Everyone is just over it. Over the togetherness, over the hiking and biking, over movie night every night, over the puzzles and huge lego kits, over focusing on the effing silver linings. My kids want to be AWAY FROM EACH OTHER. And I want to be away from everybody. The upcoming school year looks bleak and I have no hope for the holidays. Crap after crap after crap.

In my house the sadness is from this . Zoom school could not suck more . Soon the pool won't be a possibility . Stuck in the home routine with no escape. And I'm scared for the election outcome and what will happen if Trump doesn't concede.

Trump will not need to concede because he will win.

Just curious... are you a parent of young children? I clearly do not support trump and don’t know anyone of my generation who does.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The last 2 weeks have been shit in my household. Everyone is just over it. Over the togetherness, over the hiking and biking, over movie night every night, over the puzzles and huge lego kits, over focusing on the effing silver linings. My kids want to be AWAY FROM EACH OTHER. And I want to be away from everybody. The upcoming school year looks bleak and I have no hope for the holidays. Crap after crap after crap.

In my house the sadness is from this . Zoom school could not suck more . Soon the pool won't be a possibility . Stuck in the home routine with no escape. And I'm scared for the election outcome and what will happen if Trump doesn't concede.

Trump will not need to concede because he will win.

Just curious... are you a parent of young children? I clearly do not support trump and don’t know anyone of my generation who does.

Yes, of course. And there are lots of us out there even if we won’t admit it to you on the playground. Secret Trump voters are numerous and silent!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The last 2 weeks have been shit in my household. Everyone is just over it. Over the togetherness, over the hiking and biking, over movie night every night, over the puzzles and huge lego kits, over focusing on the effing silver linings. My kids want to be AWAY FROM EACH OTHER. And I want to be away from everybody. The upcoming school year looks bleak and I have no hope for the holidays. Crap after crap after crap.

In my house the sadness is from this . Zoom school could not suck more . Soon the pool won't be a possibility . Stuck in the home routine with no escape. And I'm scared for the election outcome and what will happen if Trump doesn't concede.

Trump will not need to concede because he will win.

Just curious... are you a parent of young children? I clearly do not support trump and don’t know anyone of my generation who does.

Yes, of course. And there are lots of us out there even if we won’t admit it to you on the playground. Secret Trump voters are numerous and silent!

You are also effing idiots and as corrupt as Trump

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The last 2 weeks have been shit in my household. Everyone is just over it. Over the togetherness, over the hiking and biking, over movie night every night, over the puzzles and huge lego kits, over focusing on the effing silver linings. My kids want to be AWAY FROM EACH OTHER. And I want to be away from everybody. The upcoming school year looks bleak and I have no hope for the holidays. Crap after crap after crap.

In my house the sadness is from this . Zoom school could not suck more . Soon the pool won't be a possibility . Stuck in the home routine with no escape. And I'm scared for the election outcome and what will happen if Trump doesn't concede.

Trump will not need to concede because he will win.

Just curious... are you a parent of young children? I clearly do not support trump and don’t know anyone of my generation who does.

Yes, of course. And there are lots of us out there even if we won’t admit it to you on the playground. Secret Trump voters are numerous and silent!

Why do feel like you have to keep it a secret? If you support him, you should own it.

The reason you keep it a secret is probably because, deep down, you know it’s shameful and wrong.

[Anonymous]

both election choices are horrible and it makes the whole picture even worse. Neither side has a plan how to stop the virus so our kids could go to schools/colleges so the whole country could return to sanity.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The last 2 weeks have been shit in my household. Everyone is just over it. Over the togetherness, over the hiking and biking, over movie night every night, over the puzzles and huge lego kits, over focusing on the effing silver linings. My kids want to be AWAY FROM EACH OTHER. And I want to be away from everybody. The upcoming school year looks bleak and I have no hope for the holidays. Crap after crap after crap.

In my house the sadness is from this . Zoom school could not suck more . Soon the pool won't be a possibility . Stuck in the home routine with no escape. And I'm scared for the election outcome and what will happen if Trump doesn't concede.

Trump will not need to concede because he will win.

Just curious... are you a parent of young children? I clearly do not support trump and don’t know anyone of my generation who does.

Yes, of course. And there are lots of us out there even if we won’t admit it to you on the playground. Secret Trump voters are numerous and silent!

Why do feel like you have to keep it a secret? If you support him, you should own it.

The reason you keep it a secret is probably because, deep down, you know it’s shameful and wrong.

Nope. I have no qualms about my decision, but simply do not want to deal with judgment from irrational individuals whose minds I am never going to change anyway (see post immediately above yours). Voting is a personal decision and does not need to be discussed in any event. We can still be friends.

[Anonymous]

No, the reason people keep it secret is because you never know how abusive/violent can the other side become once you enlighten them (-:.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The last 2 weeks have been shit in my household. Everyone is just over it. Over the togetherness, over the hiking and biking, over movie night every night, over the puzzles and huge lego kits, over focusing on the effing silver linings. My kids want to be AWAY FROM EACH OTHER. And I want to be away from everybody. The upcoming school year looks bleak and I have no hope for the holidays. Crap after crap after crap.

In my house the sadness is from this . Zoom school could not suck more . Soon the pool won't be a possibility . Stuck in the home routine with no escape. And I'm scared for the election outcome and what will happen if Trump doesn't concede.

Trump will not need to concede because he will win.

Just curious... are you a parent of young children? I clearly do not support trump and don’t know anyone of my generation who does.

Yes, of course. And there are lots of us out there even if we won’t admit it to you on the playground. Secret Trump voters are numerous and silent!

Why do feel like you have to keep it a secret? If you support him, you should own it.

The reason you keep it a secret is probably because, deep down, you know it’s shameful and wrong.

Nope. I have no qualms about my decision, but simply do not want to deal with judgment from irrational individuals whose minds I am never going to change anyway (see post immediately above yours). Voting is a personal decision and does not need to be discussed in any event. We can still be friends.

I really don’t think we could be friends if you’re hiding your real beliefs. Friendly acquaintances maybe, but not friends.