Is it okay to be tired? (As a SAHM)

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Long story short: I AM TIRED, and I feel terrible for being tired. 
I’m just so burnt that I’m easily irritated, I’m irate, I’m feeling like I’m causing so many arguments with my SO. 
I have tried explaining to him that I need a little help (change a diaper or make a bottle) and that I need a break but he doesn’t understand that a 15 min bath by myself is a tease. 
Am I wrong for being tired or feeling this way? Is this normal? Help..

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Being a stay at home mom is the hardest job there is. I stand by that! I could barely handle maternity leave. Honey, of course it’s okay to be tired and burned out. You are literally working 24/7.

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Being a stay at home mom is exhausting mentally and physically. I think it sounds great to people who have never done it, but it’s draining. I couldn’t do it anymore and went back to school to get a job. My husband has been the stay at home dad before during vacations from work and he always says he’d much rather work than be a stay at home dad lol.

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Girl YES. I've been a SAHM for 11 years. Half of that my husband has been an over the road truck driver & is gone Monday-Friday so I'm left with our 4 kids alone all week long. 🥴 When he gets home on the weekends he takes a huge load off me for sure. He does diapers, baths, night time feedings, laundry etc. & we basically tell our kids to leave mommy alone when Daddys home Lol he'll get your snack. He'll play with you. Stuff like that. Idk what I'd do without a supportive husband like mine.

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Girl I saw a video today of a woman hiding in her garage to get a few minutes to herself. I love my kids but making time for self care is important. If you’re irritated and exhausted it’s only going to get worse and then you’ll feel even guiltier as the cycle continues. Time to sit your husband down and explain this. A 15 minute bath while being 💯 alone is your right so is relaxing watching Netflix or reading a book in peace . Forgive me if I missed it in your post but do you have any friends or family that would come over and hang out with your kids while you have me time?

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Not a SAHM just on maternity leave and honestly the minute my husband gets home I literally hand him the baby and say here you go!! Props to you because I don’t know how people do this for years. I’m here all day yet I get less done then when I worked a full time job.

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I’m a SAHM too, and I’m more exhausted than I was when I worked 3 jobs, from 8 am to 11 pm 7 days a week 🤪

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YOU ARE ALLOWED TO BE TIRED! And no a 15 minute bath isn't a break, it's basic hygiene and you deserve more mama. Everything you are experiencing is normal for how much is on your plate and what you need is some true rest and recuperation.

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Being a SAHM is literally the most exhausting thing I have ever done in my life. Totally worth it and the best thing I have ever done. But don’t let any one make you feel like you have no right to be tired. It’s a 24/7 job that you never get a break from. It’s not healthy to not get a break. You need time to take care of yourself too. You will burn out and in order to take care of others properly you need to take care of yourself.

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Being a SAHM is exhausting. If you have to and you can trust your partner just leave for a day by yourself. Leave a note next to him have him take care of yalls child cause last I checked it takes to to tango, and have a day to yourself. I've had to do it a couple times.

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10000% okay for you to be tired. If he doesn’t understand why you’re so tired then he should live in your shoes for even a couple of days. 
My husband said he understood yada yada but I didn’t get a real break until a week ago- I went on a trip to my hometown by myself while he stayed with our toddler. Dude called me EVERY SINGLE DAY for the week I was gone because he was struggling. They don’t usually get it until they live it.

Is it okay to be tired? (As a SAHM)

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