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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Victoria Richards

Voices: I can’t cope with the school holidays – they make me feel like a bad parent

I’m conscious that work probably judges me for getting interrupted when we’re on a call by a crying child or a demand for ‘snacks’ - (Getty/iStock)

Dear Vix,

I just can’t cope with the school holidays – I find them so stressful! I have to juggle them all by myself because my partner has a job where he has to be in the office, whereas I work remotely and from home. Except: I can hardly work at all, because the kids are such a handful.

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