I'm burnt out
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Plop them in front of a cartoon, and instead of looking at your phone, do a quick physical self-check. Have you brushed your teeth today? Is your mom bun too loose, or is hair in your face bugging you? Are your feet too cold? Do you need to put on better feeling clothes or a sweater? Do you need a snack or a coffee? Have you taken your vitamins today? Do you need to clip your nails? Etc... You can't make your kid stop whining, but you can take a few steps back from the brink of losing it. Get down a toy from the closet that they don't see often and will hold their interest for a while. Make a low-effort or freezer meal today (cheesy beans is popular in our house) and try to have a low-key evening so you can come back tomorrow with more energy. Going outside and taking a walk might give both of you the change of pace you need to get through today. Some days are hard (awful, total catastrophes), but there are good days (amazing, rewarding, serendipitous days) too. Take heart! ❤️
Yes 👋 I go through moments like this often. Usually it stems from my lack of support and lack of my own time and autonomy.
I am always here. My inbox is open. Toddlers are draining lovely. My son is now 3, like literally just turned 3 and his speech has gone from 0-100 and so has his attitude and the word no and tantrums which lead to screaming and it goes straight through my head and it's a nightmare. But it's never bad move to take 5 minutes to go into a different room and have a breather. ☺️
I'm sorry you are feeling like this ! I only have a 5 week old so I can only imagine. I don't know if this would work with kids a little older (sorry if this is a dumb question if it's an obvious no no) but can you potentially try put on some headphones for a bit to drown them out while taking care of them?