I feel this so much. I’m a solo Mum in the thick of it with my almost 4yo who has a speech delay and possible ASD. He also just started kindergarten, and in the first two weeks we’ve had gastroenteritis and an URI. I feel so stretched, between parenting and work and helping my Mum, I want to keep everyone happy and I just feel like I’m letting everyone down. I know it’s temporary, but it’s also nice to remember I’m not alone 🙏🏻 thank you
I wept reading this for three reasons. Firstly because it resonates so strongly from the years I spent in it, and the odd unexpected times that still pop up even now. Secondly relief - our time of this has eased because we never gave up looking, shouting and screaming for the help we knew we needed. We finally found it after 8 long years of heartbreak. Thirdly joy - two fold. 1) I’m immensely proud of our family and in particular my two kids for being who they are through so many trials and for surviving an educational system not built for us. And 2) You! Thank you for being g such a beacon of hope for parents who really need your light.
I felt this viscerally. There are no words for how much I love my teen, AND sometimes I find parenting hard and I struggle to remember where and who I am in all this. Thank you for helping us to feel seen x
I feel this every day, sacrificing my health and all my personal goals except that of doing my utmost to meet my children’s needs. I am an old mum and I wonder whether I will be granted time to do anything for myself, once my little ones have flown… Still, I willingly sacrifice; but I feel burnout eroding my abilities and who I am.
Tears in my eyes and good to hear we are not alone. ❤️ Let’s see if we can join the session.
I’m here doing the hours laying with my 10 year old. Thanks for writing this, it reminds me I’m not alone.
I feel this so much. I’m a solo Mum in the thick of it with my almost 4yo who has a speech delay and possible ASD. He also just started kindergarten, and in the first two weeks we’ve had gastroenteritis and an URI. I feel so stretched, between parenting and work and helping my Mum, I want to keep everyone happy and I just feel like I’m letting everyone down. I know it’s temporary, but it’s also nice to remember I’m not alone 🙏🏻 thank you
I wept reading this for three reasons. Firstly because it resonates so strongly from the years I spent in it, and the odd unexpected times that still pop up even now. Secondly relief - our time of this has eased because we never gave up looking, shouting and screaming for the help we knew we needed. We finally found it after 8 long years of heartbreak. Thirdly joy - two fold. 1) I’m immensely proud of our family and in particular my two kids for being who they are through so many trials and for surviving an educational system not built for us. And 2) You! Thank you for being g such a beacon of hope for parents who really need your light.
I felt this viscerally. There are no words for how much I love my teen, AND sometimes I find parenting hard and I struggle to remember where and who I am in all this. Thank you for helping us to feel seen x
I feel this every day, sacrificing my health and all my personal goals except that of doing my utmost to meet my children’s needs. I am an old mum and I wonder whether I will be granted time to do anything for myself, once my little ones have flown… Still, I willingly sacrifice; but I feel burnout eroding my abilities and who I am.