To Be Honest, I’m Exhausted. #MomLife
To be honest, I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to post this week. Not because of anything extraordinary but because honestly, it has been such an insane week. It’s been such an exhausting week, such a cluster “you know what” of a week, that I just couldn’t find the time to sit down and get my head in the right space to write. And truthfully, until about two hours ago, I still didn’t think I would be posting.
To put things a little more in context, it’s Sunday afternoon on Mother’s Day and an entirely different post should have gone up on Thursday evening. (insert shrugged shoulders emoji here)
*To All the Moms Out There
In thinking where I am mentally, trying to recoup after a crazy week, it got me thinking about what Mothers go through on a weekly, and most likely on a daily basis. So I actually decided to change my post from what was previously scheduled to really discuss and pay homage to those Moms out there who feel what I am feeling right now and continue pushing forward. This one’s for you.
*Truth Be Told, I’m a Teacher Mom
Let me first start out by saying I am not a mom. Perhaps one day that will happen for me but currently I am only a mom to my lovely little preschool students who I get to see every morning at school.
But I do see and have relationships with all the moms in my school. I have relationships with my friends moms, and of course my own. I know the heaviness on your plates. I know what you go through. I know how much you give. And it’s time you take some off your plate and make space for yourself.
*Teacher Mom Responsibilities
I am going to give you a better understanding of my work load this past week that contributed to some of my exhaustion. By being a teacher, I mean more specifically, I handle the direct management of the school. I don’t say this in an arrogant manner, it’s just so that you can understand the different responsibilities my position entails.
Any issue, big or small, gets thrown my way. Moms I think you can relate! This week we had a teacher who was out all week, another teacher getting ready for maternity leave and working part-time, sub schedules needed to be handled, directing the extra classroom, and of course, handling parent inquiries, which are non stop and should be a job all onto itself. Let’s be real parents, handling your needs is just as much a full-time job as handling the needs of your little ones. To top it all off, it culminated with our second biggest event of the year, our annual Mother’s Day Brunch.
After pulling 11/12hr days, which may not sound like a lot to some, but trust me, in a preschool, you will feel like your working 24hr days. Needless to say I was spent.
*Moms Are Real Life Superheroes
But I got myself thinking, thinking about the working moms grinding in the office and at home, thinking about the stay at home moms who spend all day working for their family and children and household. Exhaustion must run ramped!
Personally, I get to go home after a long day at school and can go straight to sleep if I’m lucky :).
But you moms, you’re expected to do even more! You’re expected to survive the work day, and continue to serve for the rest of the evening through bed time. You’re expected to give 100% of yourself without ever considering your needs, day after day, week after week, etc.
But it’s time that stops. It’s time you do more for yourself. You deserve more and trust me, your family will be happy to give it to you!
You deserve self care every day.
You deserve hugs and kisses every day.
You deserve to hear I love you every day.
You deserve to cry when you’re sad and you deserve to sleep when you’re exhausted.
You deserve so much more than you allow yourself to feel, to accept, to receive. So let it happen.
Moms, you must learn to let go. You must learn to feel free of the pressure and allow others to take it on for you. Because they love you. Don’t fall onto the pressures of trying to be the “#1 Mom”. Screw those mugs and greeting cards! You’re the best mom because you give your all for your family. Now let us do more for you.
*Thank You Mom
To all the moms out there. I just want to say thank you. I see your daily battles. I hear your stories. I know your exhaustion.
Thank you for all that you do.
Thank you for loving us with all your heart.
Thank you for always being our number one fan.
Thank you for being our sounding board.
Thank you for always getting us out of a tight spot.
And more than anything, thank you for making us who we are, for without you, we are nothing.
To all the moms out there, have the most magical Mother’s Day and let the praise, gratitude, and love, surpass much further than just this single day. <3
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