I’d bet my Keurig you’re a better mom now than you were a year ago, and if you’re “doing it right” you’ll keep getting better. The next time your brain starts that negative self-talk crap, calmly tell it to STFU for a second. Take a breath and remind yourself you’re learning; quite frankly, engaging with your errors is the most efficient way to improve.
Parenting is hard, and it’s our job to model healthy behaviors for our children — so if we drink, that means it’s also our job to model a healthy relationship with alcohol.
Here are some confessions from working moms who just want to be appreciated at work, maybe for once not walk into a messy house after a long day, and survive this nightmarish pandemic. Honestly, our spouses and kids and bosses and co-workers better throw us a bone and soon. Because you all need us to make the world keep turning, and we are burnt. the fuck. out.
Confession #25789483 Signed the kids up for distance learning. Spiraling into depression. It's too much to balance with working full-time.
#25791734 "It just hit me today that I have to go back to work next week with no real plan, no guidance, no consideration for anyone. Just toxic positivity. I'm a special ed teacher. I've been crying all day."
#25791579 "I don’t give a shit about work anymore. I think I probably never did, it was just a way to keep my mind off of how shitty this world is."
