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[quote=Anonymous]DH is currently in the beginning-middle of a year-long work stint that involves exclusive travel; he leaves Sunday and returns Friday. There are many factors involved, but the long and short of it is the money and his seniority make it so finding another job isn’t an option. We will just suffer through this.

But I’m exhausted and overwhelmed with everything and finding it even more daunting with the prospect of summer ahead of us. Kids are young teens and they just have SO MUCH going on. On top of managing a household and my own career, I feel like I’m being pulled in four different directions constantly.

Teens are too old for babysitters, obviously. I don’t like to ask other parents to help carpool, etc, because I don’t have the energy to reciprocate. I do “escape” and go to the gym for a couple hours every evening, but then it’s like I have to play catch up when I get home — dinner, kids need picking up, then help with homework, household tasks, even though kids do help, etc. By the time everything is done and I could relax and just “be”, I’m exhausted and just go to bed. And the weekends are a reprieve, because dad is a novelty, but they go by SO FAST, and he just wants to relax, too, and I feel bad pushing the kids his way.

I don’t know what advice I’m looking for, just seeking any general advice to help me through this. [/quote]

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