It’s bedtime and I just need to rant. It’s been one of those days where everything is hard. I am giving 150% and she’s (my daughter) is giving maybe 50%. She won’t listen, disrespectful, talks back, doesn’t do what I ask, etc. Tonight was extra long because we had a swim meet, which I volunteered and stood in the hot sun timing and scribing for 1.5 hours. My daughter begged to go to the after party with her friends, and I took her because she doesn’t always get to play with them and I thought it would be good for her. At the end of the night she said she wished another mom was her mom. I tried to laugh it off as a joke, and she doubled down and said no, I wish she was my mom, and maybe you could be my aunt. 😳😒😡😢 I just….ugh. I have sacrificed so much for this ungrateful child. And it has been a FREAKING long day. I love her, and I know sometimes this job is thankless, but this is ridiculous. Especially as a single mom who does literally everything - I know I can’t keep up with two parent households, especially in our wealthy suburb, but damn, I would think she would be grateful at some point as I run myself ragged. This ungratefulness and disrespect has been a common theme. My heart is just broken.