We are still alive! I haven't killed my ten year old!
I set a routine, to which I am managing to stick - I know, it's early days yet. I set my alarm early, do some stretching, at 8am wake child and by 9 in front of his books. Half an hour including faffing around for school work (son's) and then he does something else for half an hour, and so on until lunch. Then a walk to find wild food if possible (you never know what the future might bring eh?), followed by a few more bouts of work interspersed with dinner making, gardening and reading.
Today was definitely a better day than yesterday which was simply emotional and exhausting. I don't like myself when I shout.
I felt somewhat better meeting another mother (she teaches too) on the track who was on the verge of tears and tearing her hair out about her 9 year old daughter. I am not alone.
We made a little video, here it is. click here