I've seen several women post recently about how they are feeling like failures as mothers because they're just too tired to cope and they can't stand their child screaming.

Did you know that tape recordings of babies continuously screaming, sometimes combined with sleep deprivation (sound familiar? Your DAILY life, maybe? It's familiar to me!), are used to prepare elite military forces to withstand torture?

It's also used AS a torture technique (Guantanamo Bay).

I'm not posting this as a "ha ha that's funny" thing. Seriously, ladies, give yourself a lot more credit than you are.

Ask for help. Find a therapist. Take care of yourself and don't for a SECOND be embarrassed. It doesn't make you less of a mom, less of a woman, or any less strong.