Stress from work is bleeding into family time

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5d ago1 min read

I've been snapping at the kids over dumb stuff lately and I know it's because work has been insane. We're understaffed and I'm picking up slack. Last night I yelled at my daughter for spilling juice and immediately felt awful. Need to figure out how to leave work at work but when you're remote and work is in your bedroom it's hard to shut it off. Any tips?

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DDanNew Dad5d ago

Man, I get this. When work piles up like that, it's impossible not to bring it home. The kids don't deserve it but they're the easiest targets. Give yourself some grace and try to decompress before walking in the door if you can.

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NNate H.Regular5d ago

Sounds like you've got too much on your plate at work, not a parenting problem. Four kids here and I snapped way less when I wasn't drowning in work stress. See if you can find even one thing to offload or delegate.

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