It’s 4:37 a.m. I’m up early finishing work assignments due today. Yesterday — after homeschooling two boys around doing laundry, grocery shopping, preparing meals, etc. — I simply ran out of time.It’s not that getting up in the wee hours to finish work is new to a single parent who works full-time.
I worked from home pre-pandemic, and I’m accustomed to juggling professional and parental responsibilities. I recognize my privileges in working remotely and having a cooperative ex as a coparent.
But the added strain of distance learning has been at best overwhelming and at worst catastrophic. I’m fucking tired. And I know I’m not alone.According to the U.S.