I just... man, I’m so exhausted. My kids, you know, they need me for EVERYTHING, and then my mom calls again, all alone in her big house, and like, I feel guilty? But also, like, how am I supposed to do it all? My boss is already giving me the stink eye about that project, and I just wanna like, crawl under my desk and disappear. Is that selfish? Does everyone just suck it up? I just don't know how much more I can do.
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