I can't do this anymore

monica

I can't handle being a mom anymore. Everyday I can feel myself growing more and more miserable. I'm afraid to talk to anyone about how I feel because all I'm met with is "you chose this" "you chose to be a mom". God forbid someone have a tough time being a mom and need someone to talk to without people making it worse. Why isn't anyone else met with that response? Why only women? There's no outlet for us. There's no village. People wonder why moms are miserable? Really? We completely lose ourselves. No one cares about US anymore. We're not people. We're mom's. Mom's don't deserve time to ourselves, a night out, a break, a moment to breathe. Yet wonder why we're so miserable. I'm trying so hard but I'm always overstimulated. I've put all my hobbies and things that make me happy to the side because I just don't have time for it anymore. I used to think thinking this way makes me selfish but it's not selfish to want to be your own person away from being a mom. I've learned that's what keeps you sane. No one warns us enough how hard it'll be.