During your journey through parenthood how many times have you wanted to avoid social situations either from exhaustion, the thought of all of the prep for the kids and getting them ready, or just not having the desire because you just don't feel like being social? How many times have you made up to four meals at one sitting for your kids because they are going thru a phase and want to live on only a handful of foods and become incredibly frustrated? How many times have you said to yourself I need to wean them off the pacifier or bottle but I really don't want to deal with the crying and the tantrums so I will wait it out a little longer? How many times have you avoided going out shopping, or left full carts at grocery stores, because your kid decided that they wanted to show the world how amazing they are at screaming and throwing themselves on the floor for no reason? How many times have you wanted to run away from your house because you couldn't take one more person needing you for anything? How many text messages and calls have you not returned or actually forgotten to return? How many get-togethers have you forgotten to RSVP to? How many people are waiting for you to confirm plans for the weekend? How many conversations have you had with your significant other about the time you aren't spending together, how your communication basically consists of work and the kids, and how you often feel as if you have lost a sense of yourselves since embarking on this parenthood journey? How many times have you cried just because you are utterly physically and mentally spent? I get it and have been in all of these situations since having my kids.
Parents the list goes on and on. These three words can change the life of someone else who is feeling lonely and isolated because of all that life has thrown at them. They can make a tremendous impact on the parent feeling overwhelmed and backed in a corner. They can unite us on so many levels. We need to know that we aren't the only hot messes on the block and that someone else is also killing it at being an absolute shit show. In a world with so much negativity let's do our part to hold our hands out to our fellow parents, friends, and family and tell them "I get it." What could these words do for you?
Michele
During your journey through parenthood how many times have you wanted to avoid social situations either from exhaustion, the thought of all of the prep for the kids and getting them ready, or just not having the desire because you just don't feel like being social? How many times have you made up to four meals at one sitting for your kids because they are going thru a phase and want to live on only a handful of foods and become incredibly frustrated? How many times have you said to yourself I need to wean them off the pacifier or bottle but I really don't want to deal with the crying and the tantrums so I will wait it out a little longer? How many times have you avoided going out shopping, or left full carts at grocery stores, because your kid decided that they wanted to show the world how amazing they are at screaming and throwing themselves on the floor for no reason? How many times have you wanted to run away from your house because you couldn't take one more person needing you for anything? How many text messages and calls have you not returned or actually forgotten to return? How many get-togethers have you forgotten to RSVP to? How many people are waiting for you to confirm plans for the weekend? How many conversations have you had with your significant other about the time you aren't spending together, how your communication basically consists of work and the kids, and how you often feel as if you have lost a sense of yourselves since embarking on this parenthood journey? How many times have you cried just because you are utterly physically and mentally spent? I get it and have been in all of these situations since having my kids.
Parents the list goes on and on. These three words can change the life of someone else who is feeling lonely and isolated because of all that life has thrown at them. They can make a tremendous impact on the parent feeling overwhelmed and backed in a corner. They can unite us on so many levels. We need to know that we aren't the only hot messes on the block and that someone else is also killing it at being an absolute shit show. In a world with so much negativity let's do our part to hold our hands out to our fellow parents, friends, and family and tell them "I get it." What could these words do for you?
Michele
