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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a great job, and I am (or maybe was?) good at it.  I've gotten promoted a lot but now I just have too much to do and I just look in despair. I feel like a failure.

I have two kids, one needs private school, the other is very high needs (tweens).  DH is helpful, but there is just so..much..running a household and keeping it afloat.

I'm in my mid 40s and age is starting to catch up with me.  I can't keep up with twenty somethings anymore, and yet the demands on me seem greater than ever.

My to-do list is 400 pages long, I just can't face the day, so it grows longer.  I have tried so hard over the past year but it's just not working.    I'm starting to get really depressed.  I tried to make changes last year to do less but obviously it failed.

How are people surviving and managing to feel good about life?  Help me out DCUM; kick some sense into me or provide some friendly advice. [/quote]

Oh please.

Sister, you need to stop whining.  Time to put on your big-girl pants and do your job (which includes parenting).

If your privileged life is really that bad, then [b]maybe you shouldn't have been a mother in the first place.[/b][/quote]

Sister? You're either a troll or a 20-something with no kids.

re: the bolded - right, because the depths and struggles of this job are clearly explained at the pre-preg meeting. "You knew exactly what it would be like, suck it up" is... a bold take. If you do have kids, now or later, get ready to gag on your own words.

Being quiet is free, and keeps you pretty. Try that.[/quote]

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