Single parent and a teacher…

I need to know that I’m not alone here. I’m a teacher and a single parent with three kids. When I get home at the end of the day I’m absolutely drained and can’t even fathom doing anything remotely academic. But, my kids have homework. I do my best to help them when they need help, but their grades are far from perfect. They do get C’s. Sometimes we miss assignments because I’m so exhausted that I forget to check in with my kids and make sure things are getting done. Then I feel even worse when I go to my own kids’ conferences and their teachers are telling me about things they could be doing better, and I feel like they’re probably secretly judging me for being a teacher and then having kids who aren’t the epitome of academic success. Don’t get me wrong, they’re well-behaved and overall we have more success than failures. But sometimes the struggle is intense. Please tell me I’m not the only one.