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jballs@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Any sort of normal life while working 60 hours a week isn’t going to be easy. I don’t think being a family man is the problem here. Maybe consider looking for another job that isn’t as demanding?
Toasted_Breakfast@lemmy.today 1 week ago
The problem is I have an Internship for a graduate program that’s required for licensure I need to elevate my job to the next level. This nightmare will end, and honestly you are right. The moment I get 2 days off again and only work 40 hours a week things will stabilize. I’m just hating life right now and when my daughter had a meltdown in Costco because I wouldn’t get the cinnamon toast crunch? Bro… It makes me want to rip my hair out. What’s left of it anyway
oftenawake@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
I have four kids - thankfully I’m not in the USA. Trust me here? The meltdown isn’t about the cinnamon toast and neither do you have to buy it. Your own rage also isn’t about cinnamon toast, or your kid - these are the triggers not the cause.
Make sure you let your kids know that you love them and you care. Be on their side emotionally, even as you’re saying no to something. Direct your rage at predatory capitalism for your exhaustion, not your kid! They will forget the cinnamon toast but they won’t forget that you were angry with them if it happens a lot. Your relationship with your children is precious and delicate, and not worth wrecking for any amount of money.
Good luck, you are stronger than you know!