ABSTRACT
I’m in the third year of my degree. I’m studying to be a nurse. I’m at uni a lot during the day, and at night I need to be studying. As the years have gone on, and my children have got older (they are now five and three), they have started bickering constantly about every little thing. Who sits where in the car, who gets which plate, who gets to open the door to the house. It literally doesn’t stop. It’s tiring, annoying and really quite embarrassing when we are in public. I try not to take sides, and I try to give them each as much attention as I can. However, I worry they aren’t getting enough from me and that’s why they’re acting out. I don’t know what to do; I’ve got to do well at uni for the future of our family. I’ve never had a close relationship with my siblings, and I really want our children to get along.
