you know when you just... find yourself on the pantry floor at 2am—silently crying bc the meltdowns today were EXTRA and your elderly parents called AGAIN—and youre like... why am i even upset... like is this burnout or just... regular existence as a full-time SAHP of a neurodivergent kid...
caregiver burnout

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