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Currently laying in bed awaiting for my baby daddy to bring Irie back after having her for a few days. I feel guilty cuz I really would love a few more days alone and the idea of resuming Zoom School is...annoying. I love my baby so much but energetically I’ve been feeling drained and pulled in so many directions. Between my baby needing me, to my man needing my attention, work needing attention (basically have 3 jobs) I just simply....don’t want to be needed.


I feel bad. How do you mamas balance work, babies and relationships? I’m not used to the last part (relationship). I really just want to be left the fuck alone for 7 days straight 😭

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Anonymous

I have been experiencing this recently too! I work full time, single mom, own my own house and there’s ALWAYS some responsibility, chore to do, work is stressful, I’m either taking care of my kid or spending time with my boyfriend. I was feeling so on edge, burnt out and literally had not even been alone in months other than driving in my car. I talked to my boyfriend about how overwhelmed I was feeling and just needed a reset. My son goes to his dads every other weekend so my boyfriend actually suggested I take that Saturday to be by myself and we can spend all day Sunday together. So Saturday I didn’t see anyone didn’t do anything around the house I just watched Netflix, took a nice long bath, read and meditated. It really was the reset I needed and my boyfriend even said he can see it helped. I plan on doing this now every couple months or as often as I need!! I think it’s so common for us as women and mothers to feel guilty. But like the saying goes.. you can’t pour from an empty cup. We want so badly to be good moms and be perfect and do it all but to we have to be good and whole in order to do that! Remember when you’re taking care of everyone else you gotta take care of you too ❤️❤️❤️

Anonymous

The fact that you feel guilty is the good mom part. Sometimes we need to remind ourselves of how much we do. I don't necessarily have a tribe I can rely on all the time so I try and plan my time to myself. I also take comfort in my small moments. Driving to work after dropping him off, staying in the shower a few mins extra, even my skincare routine. We also have to let our kids be disappointed sometimes. Trust that they know we love them and let them see us taking care of ourselves. There are some times its necessary to let them full their bellies watching TV while we just sleep. Trust that our kids know we're doing our best because they see it, but allow them to see us breathe. They're gonna grow up and do exactly what we do. ❤❤ P.S. any advice on the dating front? Idk if I can't find someone or if I'm somehow blocking myself because I'm scared to get hurt or disappointed yet again. 😅