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Feeling burned out at work is hard enough, but getting parental burnout? It can be debilitating.
After a long summer of balancing childcare and work, my kids finally went back to school and things started to feel more manageable. Then they came down with the stomach virus…and burned out barely begins to describe the way I’m barely holding onto a thread. Can someone come get these kids for a while?! Whether you’re dealing with the rough, sleepless newborn nights, the testing toddler tantrums, or the heartbreaking teen anxiety (or anything in between), parental burnout is real, difficult, and stressful. It’s a soul-sucking experience that feels impossibl