I am so tried of every single little issue that I have to take care of or referee. Poor Tom gets an earful every time he ventures up for a bathroom or coffee break.
- Katie’s videos don’t have sound on the desktop
- Owen can’t login to his google meet
- such and such google doc is missing
- Katie can’t figure out 9+4 even though she knows how
- Owen makes so much noise while he works (feet tapping, humming, singing, gum chewing, etc.) and it drives me and Katie crazy (which then causes them to argue)
- they are both watching videos on their separate devices and can’t hear because they’re loud so we have to hunt down headphones
- a friend calls their device to chat so they both jump up (its now muted)
- I get asked all morning long if it’s time to watch science videos (we do have a schedule for this reason)
- the doorbell rings and they both jump up to answer it
- Katie’s website doesn’t have sound again
- if one is watching a video the other one migrates over
- Schoology is down then up then down then up
- I have to keep track of emails and texts and websites and assignments
- and on and on and on while also trying to do my job…and I can’t seem to get anything done.
I know it’s just the start and we’ll get into a rhythm, but for now, it’s exhausting. I don’t know how parents with more kids or a full-time job are doing if I’m this much of a stressball.