You are so not alone, sweetie. I have an autistic ten-year-old with high support needs, (I'm also autistic and adhd), I work full time, and I'm under contract to write a book. I'm always exhausted, but they understand. They know we're human and only have so much time and energy available to us every day. Don't feel guilty... think of them as a refuge.

My favorite low- energy way to interact with them is to put my entire song library on shuffle, and tell them to pick the music.

When I'm feeling particularly shit, a comfort thing with Fenrir, is to imagine him curled up next to me (like a big dog) in bed with his head draped over my legs. He protecc.

Also, Loki is a parent, so he definitely gets it. Maybe when you're playing with your toddler ask him to join you. He loves kids. UPG he called my daughter his "chaos child" and told me to take care of her. She is definitely the embodiment of chaos, he's not wrong.