thank you for sharing what oh so many parents feel, Kel.
i wish that i had this kind of representation of thought when my youngest was very small and it felt like i may never have time for anything of my own.
Thanks Meghan. The loss of identity as a new mother can be so overwhelming and the resentment very real! Sometimes I look at mom's on social media with 4 or more young kids and realize that there just isn't room for anything else during those early years. I think having one older helps remind me that they do grow up too ;)
Thank you for this. Feeling the exact same thing with my 'needy' 7 yr old, there is just the feeling like he shouldn't need me this much still... but such a good reminder that he will only be young for so long.
It's a careful balance, right? I totally don't want the message to be that we need to struggle as parents to meet sometimes over-the-top needs, but also not over exhaust ourselves by piling on too much onto our plates. <3
thank you for sharing what oh so many parents feel, Kel.
i wish that i had this kind of representation of thought when my youngest was very small and it felt like i may never have time for anything of my own.
big ass hugs to you!
Thanks Meghan. The loss of identity as a new mother can be so overwhelming and the resentment very real! Sometimes I look at mom's on social media with 4 or more young kids and realize that there just isn't room for anything else during those early years. I think having one older helps remind me that they do grow up too ;)
Thank you for this. Feeling the exact same thing with my 'needy' 7 yr old, there is just the feeling like he shouldn't need me this much still... but such a good reminder that he will only be young for so long.
It's a careful balance, right? I totally don't want the message to be that we need to struggle as parents to meet sometimes over-the-top needs, but also not over exhaust ourselves by piling on too much onto our plates. <3