Second Semester Anxiety

gettingschooled
Sat, 05 Mar 2016 18:00:32 +0000

“We often tell our kids that they should just do their best, so it’s not surprising that some of them really internalize this. The truth is that there are a lot of things that don’t need to be done to that standard.”

I think it took me until I was 38 to figure this out? And it wasn’t because no one told me…

You gave her a lot of good advice but she is not interested in slacking off. She needed to vent and it sounds like you were a good listener. I think two jobs and a full load of classes is a lot to take on. Even if the two jobs are equal to one, the scheduling is stressful. When she comes home next week, she should be calmer and more receptive to the balance conversation. Ultimately, she is learning that being an overachiever can have a price (less sleep, less fun, more stress).