“I am not just a mother. I am an accountant, employee, housekeeper, teacher, nurse, chef, coach, therapist, and keeper of secrets. And I can guarantee you, we feel it’s never enough.”
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“If you use tampons then you run the risk of contracting it.”
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“I am not the person I used to be.”
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“Today I yelled too much. They watched television too much. When I lay them down to bed at night, I look at those beautiful souls I created and think, ‘How could I ever be so mad at them?'”
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“We don’t want to get to that point. We hate when it happens. But it does more than we’d like to admit. And we feel immense guilt.”
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“Sometimes I throw a popsicle at my 2-year-old at 9 in the morning to reserve my sanity for a few more hours.”
‘We can bring your Leprechaun trap a day late, okay?’ I see the disappointment in his face, pull over, and ugly cry as the mom guilt sets in.’: Mom shares important reminder ‘we’re doing the best we can’
“I feel bad I worked so much this weekend. I feel bad I work so much all the time. I stay up late cleaning up the day’s mess, and washing too many clothes. When it’s all over, I’m tired. If asked, I could have easily provided a mile long list of what I thought was going to be my final straw. Nowhere on the list would have been a leprechaun trap.”
‘Mom, do you think I’m going to die?’ I couldn’t believe it. How could a tick cause all of this?’: Mom shares PSA after daughter’s Chronic Lyme Disease diagnosis, ‘Pay attention to your child’
“She woke up with a high fever, severe neck pain, and over 30 bullseye rashes all over her body. I told myself, ‘Olive will be fine. It’s just a virus.’ Looking back, I feel so guilty I ignored all of the symptoms.”
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“As much as I’d like to think my impenetrable brain will hold tight every memory of my son, I can’t even remember what I ate for lunch yesterday. Memories fade.”
‘I don’t know who I am anymore.’ Becoming a mom is SO joyful. But the rebirth? Nothing prepares you for that.’: Mom of 4 shares importance of self-care, ‘YOU are worth the time and effort’
“Going from one to two kids rocked my world. The demands felt heavier than ever. All of the added responsibilities took priority, and I wasn’t one of them. Something had to change.”
