coming back to this site after a conversation that revealed a lot of things and hoo boy. i am also a child, i know, but if anyone still pays attention to me here's my advice to the children, what i wish someone had looked me in the eye and told me more than a year ago:
sometimes you need to take a step back from everything and that's okay! you're still a child. remember that. take a deep breath and remind yourself that not everything should rest on your shoulders. sometimes you can't handle more, and you have to set boundaries for your own sake, and that's okay. i mean it. don't run yourself ragged trying to help everyone. it's good to care, but care about yourself too. you're a child; you're not meant to deal with all this.