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The mantle of greatness on my shoulders is getting heavy. It sounds horrible but I totally get why so many of us fall to either affairs, alcohol, or divorce.

Its just SO unrelenting. Its a nightmare. I have no energy to do anything after a 60 hour work week, cooking, cleaning, walking youngest to bed until 11 pm and then waking up at 5. One day off a week. I'm just so fking over it 🤢

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[-] InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

Hard to make any real conclusions or make any specific helpful recommendations/observations without making a lot of assumptions. If I were going to, though, I would say that it sounds like you've taken on too much and you're burned/burning out. And it might be worth a little introspection to try and prioritize what's important to you, then trim expenses and activities if there are any that can be cut.

When I see myself headed towards burn out, that's what's worked for me. Granted, this is still a lot of work and can take a bit of time and effort to get to a better place in life.

Sometimes there are low hanging fruit you can tackle. For example, some nights we just have cereal for dinner. Not the most nutritious thing, but easy to fix, easy to clean up (relatively speaking). Maybe it only amounts to 15 less minutes of work that night, but 15 less minutes of work goes a long way when you're exhausted. Also, the kids are taught to help out with basic stuff like putting away toys, making beds, and even feeding the pets.

Another low hanging fruit is simply learning to say no (to yourself and others). If you're the type that's overwhelmed because you can't help but take on more or you just can't find yourself being content and enjoying the moment, then you've gotta put the work in there, realize you can't keep it going or that it's simply not worth it. Easy to say, I know.

A bit of an anecdote: A buddy of mine ended up having a health scare and basically cut back at work to the point where he qualified for various forms of government assistance. I know he wasn't exactly proud of it, but it kept food on the table and a roof over his and the kids' heads, and gave him the time and space to focus on his health and be more present for the kids.

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