By nature, MUMs feel they HAVE to joggle between 7/8 tasks at once!! We just can't STOP ourselves!!!
It's been over 5 years since my life shifted from a regular person to a MUM and with it everything else changed!! Not necessary into any direction (positive or negative)and I am not saying EVERYDAY is a negative or positive day!! It's a RIDE with MIXED feelings and Emotions!
I do know that today and after all these years...I feel overwhelmed, tired, burnt out & I know for a fact I am not the ONLY ONE!!
I do know that today and after all these years...I feel overwhelmed, tired, burnt out & I know for a fact I am not the ONLY ONE!!
Our bodies have changed. Our lives have changed. Our families have changed!!!
Whenever I see or read posts on tired and overwhelmed moms a NEW feeling wakes up within me....feelings which I personally forgot about them!! However, this has been story of my life for the past 5 years.... pretty much same routine every other day...
I start my day with a certain task & just like that I end up struggling with 5-6 other tasks all at once or one after the other!!! DO U KNOW THE FEELING? I don't even remember how I got there! 1 minute I am tackling a certain task and without even feeling it I shift to another and another and another!!! House chores are like MAGNETS!!!
Lots of times I don't even know how my days started or ended!! BUT I do know time is flying by super fast!!!!
I start my day with a certain task & just like that I end up struggling with 5-6 other tasks all at once or one after the other!!! DO U KNOW THE FEELING? I don't even remember how I got there! 1 minute I am tackling a certain task and without even feeling it I shift to another and another and another!!! House chores are like MAGNETS!!!
Lots of times I don't even know how my days started or ended!! BUT I do know time is flying by super fast!!!!
I feel overwhelmed.... yet I feel like I shouldn’t feel that way!! I only have 2 kids, I'm still establishing my own dream/business,and our basic family needs are not that stressful!! Which is only making things worse!! I become more overwhelmed that something is wrong with me for feeling overwhelmed in the first place. It’s a vicious cycle filled by mommy's guilt mixed with our culture and the way society values you!!
YET, I know I’m not the only overwhelmed mom out there.
YET, I know I’m not the only overwhelmed mom out there.
So...Why we are feeling this WAY?
1st of All:
Motherhood is tough....there’s no denying about that!!! There’s little or NO sleep, endless daily house chores (especially if you don't have a stay at home helper or even a daily one), and of course always a diaper to change & accidents to attend too!!! And it seems there’s always some mom who has it all figured out, too, leaving you feeling less than adequate!! We use to go movies every weekend, have time for gym & parties!! but those days have been exchanged for full-time laundry duty among other chores, and because of this, we are feeling guilty!!
2nd you start wondering: AM I the ONLY ONE?? This is when you start thinking if anyone else understands what you are going through? And the ugly SELF DOUBT phase starts!!! You might even secretly cry as you realize that keeping the house & all in it clean is a pointless endeavor. You need an encouraging call / chat or even a coffee break from a friend YET everyone is as busy and are as overwhelmed as YOU that NO ONE dares to spare any time!!
Motherhood is tough....there’s no denying about that!!! There’s little or NO sleep, endless daily house chores (especially if you don't have a stay at home helper or even a daily one), and of course always a diaper to change & accidents to attend too!!! And it seems there’s always some mom who has it all figured out, too, leaving you feeling less than adequate!! We use to go movies every weekend, have time for gym & parties!! but those days have been exchanged for full-time laundry duty among other chores, and because of this, we are feeling guilty!!
2nd you start wondering: AM I the ONLY ONE?? This is when you start thinking if anyone else understands what you are going through? And the ugly SELF DOUBT phase starts!!! You might even secretly cry as you realize that keeping the house & all in it clean is a pointless endeavor. You need an encouraging call / chat or even a coffee break from a friend YET everyone is as busy and are as overwhelmed as YOU that NO ONE dares to spare any time!!
I am a stay at home mum & unfortunately lots of people including my own family thinks or believes I'm having fun or enjoying myself at home!!!
We are moms & Being a mom is hard. We are not doing it WRONG!!! because in MOTHERHOOD there's no RIGHT or WRONG way..it's called Motherly Instinct...and as MOMS WE DO - ACT & Behave with our KIDS based on that INSTINCT...
SO in the end and NO MATTER WHAT... just Remember 1 thing....
YOU are not ALONE!!
We are moms & Being a mom is hard. We are not doing it WRONG!!! because in MOTHERHOOD there's no RIGHT or WRONG way..it's called Motherly Instinct...and as MOMS WE DO - ACT & Behave with our KIDS based on that INSTINCT...
SO in the end and NO MATTER WHAT... just Remember 1 thing....
YOU are not ALONE!!
