To the Mom Who Feels Like it’s All Just Too Much

To the woman who cannot afford to stock up on her children’s favorite foods right now—

You are still a good mother.

To the woman who has to wait until payday to buy essentials for her baby right now—

You are still a good mother.

To the woman who has to drop her child off to the daycare in the morning—

You are still a good mother.

To the woman who cannot afford to pick up six bottles of hand sanitizer right now—

You are still a good mother.

To the woman who called her best friend today and cried about the unknown—

You are still a good mother.

To the woman who traveled with her children last week—

You are still a good mother.

To the woman who is full of fear for her children’s school being canceled because there is no Plan B for childcare—

You are still a good mother.

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To the woman who is crippled with anxiety because she doesn’t have the mental capacity to homeschool right now—

You are still a good mother.

To the woman who was quick with her children today because everything just feels like a lot right now—

You are still a good mother.

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To the woman who is getting her children to fold up laundry to get their mind off of things right now—

You are still a good mother.

No matter what this moment of time looks for you right now—

YOU
ARE
STILL
A
GOOD
MOTHER

And a virus can not (and will not) change that.

You are still a good mother.

Repeat it after me.

Originally published on the author’s Facebook page