A spin-off from the "Overwhelmed" thread

<p>Try not to yell at your D, I know someone already said that. But my mom’s sick alot so she tends to get frustrated when I’m busy and can’t help her, so she yells at me, which just makes me feel awful because I know she would help if she could. Then it makes me all stressed out because I feel like I’m failing her, so then I do the chores she asked and just curl up in my room (usually falling asleep) and I never end up getting my assignments done. Therefore, I end up with a couple of B’s and get very stressed out about everything.</p>

<p>Also, I’m not sure how old your son is, and it may be different for you since I just live with my mom and sister. But my mom will get mad at my sister and then she will go to me and tell me how mad she is at my sister, which stresses me out and makes me overly defensive for my sister. So, try not to tell your D about how annoyed you are at S. Like I said, I just live with my mom and sister though so it may be different for you.</p>