I'm happy, but I'm exhausted
32F and I'm just exhausted. I get out to do a lot with my kids and I make it work. I also get some support from my family that helps me financially here and there. But time wise I'm stretched so insanely thin - sometimes I wonder how I do it. Answer: it's autonomous at this point and kind of a blur because I just do it all, no thought about it until something that throws off the routine pops up and I'm struggling to make it work.
I'm thank for everyday for my job allowing me to be fully remote and allowing my schedule to be more flexible because I was transparent with all my managers and each one has supported my move to other teams and supported my hr requests (while the adjustments were minor compared what I already had set up, their support did a lot for me).
Which is why sometimes I feel weird being tired or exhausted or stressed because I have family that brings me groceries and buys my kids clothes. I have a job that allows me to do all the running around through out the day and work from home. I love being happy with my kids and taking them out to family and school events, or things are just for us to do.
This is all to say that while I'll always make it work, I wish I didn't have to do it all alone some days.