Cross one thing off the to-do list, and something else takes its place.
But my feelings are my feelings, and I’ve just got this aching, heavy sense of overwhelm hanging over me right now. I can physically feel this invisible weight pushing down on my tired, tense shoulders.
My story isn’t unique. So many of us feel this way—the crushing reality of not living up to the expectations that we have set for ourselves, and also carrying the invisible mental load of motherhood that we can’t seem to break free from, even when we do have a strong support system. I’m racing to the grocery store, various appointments, and volunteering at the kids’ schools on my lunch break. Because virtually everything in the world must happen between Monday and Friday, 9am-5pm.
I resent that the weekends are often consumed by laundry, errands, housework that has to be done. I am grateful for a partner who participates equally and without being nagged, but I long for that sense of being able to “” that others seem to have mastered. I’m not there yet. I don’t know if I will ever be. I don’t think this means that I’m not making good memories or enjoying my kids. I used to beat myself up about that.
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