I remember when I looked forward to waking up everyday. I remember when I was excited about life and my future. Why is it that now, everyday is another problem and the future doesn’t look so promising? How is it that one mistake erases all the years I’ve been a good mother and a few of those years a single mother? I’ve ran back and forth between work and day care, missing my lunches so I could get my kids from school to day care. I’ve been to countless performances, plays, doctor appointments, emergency room visits, parent teacher conferences, but because I didn’t think my daughter had the swine flu, now I’m some terrible mother. Turns out she does, but she’s on the last leg of it and needs to rest and drink fluids.
How is it that I could give up my plans for my future to give a man two children in my mid thirties and it’s nothing. How is it that I chase two toddler boys around day after day, night after night, maintain a home, try to take care of everyone, yet I just sit on my ass all day? The thank you for my efforts seem to be a resounding “You don’t do shit.”
The harder I try the less I’m appreciated and the more I’m misunderstood. I am trying so hard to be different, to be better, and everything just goes from bad to worse. I’m really quite tired of it all. I don’t think anyone understands just how TIRED I AM OF IT ALL…
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I get it, and I’m sorry your feeling this way. It sucks when people think we do nothing all day long, when really were run our asses off, and have nothing to show for it at the end of the day. Obviously, I don’t know you personally, but you sound like a great mom. Don’t let anyone make you feel less than that.
Hope your daughter gets to feeling better soon, and you too.
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I know how you feel 100% you some times start to wonder if its all worth it. Keep your head up high. Some one once said if a momma got paid for all the jobs she did, she would be a billionaire. A momma’s job is never finished.
You are not alone. I have made decisions that later I realized were wrong. That someone I loved suffered because I goofed. But if you look at those decisions as learning experiences you will realize that you have become stronger and wiser. Don’t get down on yourself. Don’t be afraid that you’re going to make the same mistakes. You won’t. My blessings and prayers are with you and yours!
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WHY??!?!?! Because we are horrible to ourselves.. WE are our worst critics.. As they said, YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!
I battled depression, and I think secretly we all as mothers battle it because we fight ourselves daily trying to better ourselves…
But honestly, don’t let it bring you down..
When you don’t worry, thats when you need to worry..
YOU ARE A GOOD MOM! Let the small stuff be minute, don’t sweat it… Look at the kiddos and say “I DID THAT!”
and remember you are not alone!!!
Hoping you are feeling better, life as in the forest gump movie “Life Is Like a Box Of Chocolates You Never Know What Your Going To Get”
Remember you are human it takes a bigger person to ask for help then it does to live with sadness and pain.
My 28 year old finally committed himself to rehab after being a alcoholic since about 18, he’s been clean 6 days now and as I tell him when we speak or in cards, inch by inch its a cinch yard by yard its hard. or step by step day by day. Somethings as I’m also learning our hot of our hands, we can only change what we have control to change. Hugs don’t hurt either when your sad give your love ones hugs it really does make you feel better.
I have a situation which is bothering me and I’m having to every moment say its not my control its out of my hands but it hurts, hers the situation my son is 3 hours from me in rehab but he actually lives 1200 miles away with his son who will be 1 on the 7th and his girlfriend, her and her family run the show, they control my son, his money and everything else. her parents home life isn’t the best so when my son gets out of rehab I want him to relocate near me but his girlfriend won’t leave her parents and my son won’t leave my grandson. So life is always gonna come at you once in a while like a steam engine, we just learn to jump of the track, take a minute to breath and then continue on our journey. If you need to talk please feel free to email me at:
camper223[at]live[dot]com
My prayers are with you… Take care….
Oh I have been there! I posted on the momdot forum about this–I am pregnant and have been getting down lately…it is tough to battle this type of thing while pregnant BUT thank GOD for the internet and places like our blogs and forums where we can reach out to those who understand and can lend support
FEEL FREE to email me! info@theposhparent.com I’d love to chat or just listen
{hugs}
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I wish I had something more profound to write here than “hugs”. Regardless, it takes a lot of strength to admit that you’re hurting. I hope that the pain starts to ease soon.
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Big ((HUGS)) It’s hard to look at your life after you’ve had kids and be excited about everything you have to face and accomplish each day. Kudos to you for expressing how you feel and for being real. I hope you start to feel better.
you have the whole blog world standing in your corner!
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More people understand than you thought!
I personally feel that way… I’m a single mom – I have a boyfriend who doesn’t live here and he’s not my kids dad but when he comes over he complains about the state of MY house. GRRRRR. it drives me NUTS and causes alot of fights because I tend to speak my mind at all times. I get up at 430 am to be at work by 630, get off at 330, come home, cook, and most days, take my son to football practice, and then pick him up. Add to that helping homework, making time for friends, spending time with the kids, etc… it’s crazy.
I hope your daughter gets better soon!
Don’t be so hard on yourself (but I do understand – we ALL are hard on ourselves!!!)
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Sickness in our children or ourselves can bring around depression in a second flat.
Having said that though, recall the Word of God often and recite it aloud.
The pic you chose shares also along with your words. I pray that the darkness lifts and asking God for the power of promise to brighten EVERY corner of your world. Even now, if you sleep, I’m asking Him to send sweet dreams of the future that permeate love and unity.
Praying for God’s touch especially for your child.
Thank you, thank you everyone for your support. I had no idea I would get so much support. I really appreciate it and I love you all. God is giving me rays of light at the end of my very long tunnel. I expect to emerge into the sunshine soon!
I feel like a servant in my house sometimes. I’m just expected to do certain services for every person in this house because I just so happened to get married and have kids…and apparently it’s the mothers job to do everything.
Yeah.
I get it.
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