Tag: Mental load of motherhood
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What’s next? I’m not quite sure
Being a mother is really hard. No matter what your circumstances are. No matter how many children you have. No matter whether you work, don’t work, formula feed, breastfeed, are married, are not married, etc. It’s hard because it’s all relative to your own life experience. When I was a new mom with one child,…
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Why does it take mothers so long to go to therapy?
A few months ago, and for the few months before that, I wasn’t in great shape. Mentally, emotionally, physically. I was piling way too much on myself, and still trying to adjust to life with three children. Still trying to balance work-life-home-kids. My shoulders were heavy from the weight I’d been carrying around. I was…
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Yes, sometimes I’m the “I need a break” mom—but I’m always a good mom
Sometimes I’m the “Fine, one more show” mom. Sometimes I’m the “I will give you M&M’s if you JUST get buckled” mom. Sometimes I’m the “Okay, you don’t have to go to school today” mom. Sometimes I’m the “Chicken nuggets for dinner again!” mom. Sometimes I’m the “Climb on in, you can sleep with us…
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Mama, I know that this isn’t easy
This morning as I sat on the hard wooden pew at mass, my 18-month-old exhausted and half-sleeping, half-crying, her getting sweaty from flailing, me getting sweaty from the inevitable panic of being in a quiet place with a screaming child. I was trapped in the pew and in those thirty seconds or so of panic…
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The mental notes of motherhood are exhausting 😴
I was passing through the living room quickly with a toddler melting down over the thought of getting her diaper changed. I needed to get rid of the stench immediately, but had also passed by about ten small beads on the rug that blended in just enough to stay there for days if I forgot…
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We can do hard things
“We can do hard things” is something I’ve been saying lately. To help my kids understand, but as a reminder for me too. Sometimes the things that are worth the most in life are hard, and tedious. They take time, and patience. They take extra planning, and a lot of deep breaths. Like family vacations,…
Colleen Temple 