“Real Talk-today was fuc*king hard. We’re on day 5 of not leaving the house & everyone is over it. What’s even harder is that the girls are slightly better while I’m much worse. And we all know mamas don’t get sick days.
Today I am broken.
My head feels like it’ll explode.
My pelvic floor finally gave out from all the coughing.
I’m touched out.
If I hear mum one more time my ears will bleed.
I’ve shouted, then ugly cried because I shouted.
They’ve watched way too much TV.
I’ve let them eat whatever they.
I don’t know if it’s the postpartum hormones, the fact that I’m sick or that I haven’t been alone for even a minute in 5 days. It’s probably all of the above.
I’m the first one to tell mamas to be kind to themselves & take a break when they need it but the hard truth is that we don’t always have that luxury. Sometimes it’s just about survival. Doing whatever you have to to get through the days.
There’s no ‘you’ve got this mama’ or ‘this too shall pass’ at the end of this post (even though they are 2 mantras that I live by). Sometimes I/we just need to hear ‘this is fucking hard & we all go through it’. Sometimes knowing others mamas go through the same shit we do helps.
So if you’re in the hole, I see you ❤❤”
@momsandproud | 📸: @roselouiseloves
