You Can’t Expect Me to Remember All the Things Just Because I’m a Mom
“Why do you have so much trouble remembering things?” my husband wanted to know. My snappy answer might have been, “Because I’m not your…
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There’s No Tired Like Mom Tired
My alarm used to go off Monday through Friday at 3:15 a.m. I’d drive the few miles to the TV station where I worked, in the dark of a city…
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What To Do When The Mental Load of Motherhood Is Overwhelming
I feel you in the dullness behind my eyes and in the heaviness of my arms and legs. I hear you in my thoughts that start as a whisper and then shout…
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The Ugly Truth of an Overwhelmed Mom and Resentful Wife
It’s 10:30 p.m. and I’m exhausted. The kids have been in bed for an hour, and my husband is asleep on the couch next to me. I shut down the…
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