That went on for about four months, and I was beginning to ache inside and out with fatigue. I remember when #1 was a teething 6-month-old, he went from sleeping soundly through the night, and taking hours-long naps like clockwork every day, to waking 6-10 times every night, and not napping. I think most mummies go through that ‘impossibly rough patch’ with at least one of their children… Take care of yourselves, and just for today….don’t make your bed!!!!(no one will know!!! ) ) God bless all you Supermamas out there, we all are just doing our best. I want to make sure that I enjoy it and that my kids memories are not of me constantly nagging them to pick up their toys, but of us coloring together, and going to the park and reading books by the fire and making cookies. I see the years speeding ahead, my girls who no longer play princess dress-up, and I say to myself….it goes fast. I have spent many years trying to do it all “perfectly”, and have gone to bed many nights feeling like a failure as a wife and mother because at some point in the day I “lost it” over something ridiculous ………it is a concept that I continue to struggle with. In reality, we spend too much time “keeping up appearances” when behind closed doors we are yelling at our kids, and fighting with our husbands because we are so anxiety ridden about the dust on the furniture and the used tissue on the living room floor that we cannot even sit down to play a board game with our kids until it gets cleaned up! I believe that many Moms live these anxieties in private, thank you for sharing. It took me three tissues to get through reading this post….it is so real to me. Not measuring up to other’s standards cause you to feel guilt and shame.You’re frequently looking for an escape ( probably with your cell phone).There’s a deep desire for change, but you don’t know where to begin.You feel like life is running you, not the other way around.You feel resentful when your children are “needy.”.Watch for these signs that you haven’t embraced your limits. Undoubtably, this will leave you with no energy left for what that caused out limits in the first place… We will achieve mom burnout by making sure everything gets done Perfectly and Presentably. Read: My “Daily Escape” to a Quiet Place & Why It’s NecessaryĮmbracing limits is so important because when we move at breakneck speed, we are going to reach mom burnout…the end of our rope!Īt end of our rope is crankiness, stress, anxiety, anger, yelling, weepiness, overwhelm, and depression.įurthermore, If we don’t embrace our natural and seasonal limits it will lead to mom burnout. Lastly, the amount of work I get done is limited to how much time I’m willing and able to spend away from the kids. Vacation options are limited because who wants to drag 5 kids (under 6) through the Met, the Louvre, or the Smithsonian? My husband willingness to let me get away limits the amount of alone time I get.Ĭhildcare, available funds, and my energy limit my hobbies and simple joys. What my children are able and willing to eat cause my cooking to be limited. Let me give you some examples…įirst of all, bad dreams, teething pain, or baby’s sleeping habits will limit the amount of sleep I receive. I wasn’t a mom long before I realized that kids are little humans with great needs and the inability to meet those needs… I have felt the limiting power of the kids and experienced mom burnout.Ī mom’s main household objective, for quite a few years, is to simply meet the basic physical and emotional needs of our little ones.
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