I Am Exhausted
My dad is very nice and we get along OK, but spending time with him is exhausting, especially one on one.
He keeps asking for attention or help with small things every few minutes. If we can just continue to talk or do things together, I don't mind. But it's often for half a minute to two minutes before letting me go back to my own thing, only to ask the next favor or question within 5 minutes.
Today he kept repeating "after this we've done enough for the day and we'll just relax" and 6 hours later I still hadn't had 15 consecutive minutes to myself.
I can't really complain because I did have plenty of time for myself, but that only being in short bursts of a few minutes makes it highly annoying and very exhausting...
I love my dad and I'm happy to support him throughout this difficult time for the entire family, but I also can't wait to go home and draw my own plans again.
He keeps asking for attention or help with small things every few minutes. If we can just continue to talk or do things together, I don't mind. But it's often for half a minute to two minutes before letting me go back to my own thing, only to ask the next favor or question within 5 minutes.
Today he kept repeating "after this we've done enough for the day and we'll just relax" and 6 hours later I still hadn't had 15 consecutive minutes to myself.
I can't really complain because I did have plenty of time for myself, but that only being in short bursts of a few minutes makes it highly annoying and very exhausting...
I love my dad and I'm happy to support him throughout this difficult time for the entire family, but I also can't wait to go home and draw my own plans again.
