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I’m Struggling So Badly I’m Beginning to Believe My Family Would Be Better Off Without Me: Advice, Please?

Anonymous Community Member / June 3, 2020

A mom writes in asking for advice about her mental health. She says she has reached a boiling point and feels ready to “explode.” She feels like she is not good enough for her family, has never been good enough for her family. She wonders if her kids’ lives would be better without her in them. She is looking for support and advice; can you help?

Advice, Extended Family, Parenting

I’ve Been Feeling Frustrated and Angry with My Kids and Generally Like a Terrible Mother: Advice?

Dawn Onye / February 4, 2020

A single mother writes in looking for constructive criticism. She is feeling like a terrible mother because she finds herself getting frustrated and angry with her children when she is trying to get things done around the house.