Your Kid Borrows Your Nervous System Until They Finish Building Their Own
Your child is not ignoring your words. They are reading your body. You can say calm down in the gentlest voice you own and watch it bounce right…
Why You Stay Patient For Strangers All Day And Lose It At Home
You smiled at the rude man at the supermarket. You were endlessly gentle with the woman on the…
Why Your Kid Clings Hardest On The Days You Have The Least Left
It is the worst possible timing and it happens every time. You are running on absolute fumes. You…
Why The Constant Noise Hits Your Body Like Too Much Touch
The telly is on. The tablet is going in the other room. And someone, always someone, is talking…
Why Asking For Help Still Lands Back On Your Plate As More Work
You finally asked for help. You handed off the task. You said the words out loud. And somehow,…
Why Bedtime Is When Your Kid Unloads Everything They Held In All Day
They were an absolute angel all day. The teacher said so. The grandparents said so. The swimming instructor…
Why Whisper Yelling Counts Too And Your Body Still Pays For It
You did not raise your voice. You did something that feels almost worse. You lowered it. You said…
Why You Lock The Bathroom Door And Just Sit There Doing Nothing
You are not on your phone. You are not crying. You are just sitting on the edge of…
When Someone Asks What You Want And Your Mind Goes Blank
He asked what I felt like watching. Simple question. Friday night, blanket, the good couch. And my mind…
The Pandemic Showed Everyone Your Mental Load. Then The World Went Back To Normal. You Never Did.
For about five minutes in 2020, everyone could finally see it. The mental load. The invisible juggling. The…
When You Love Your Kids And Cannot Let Them Touch You Anymore
You love your kids. You love them so much it sometimes catches you off guard, the sheer size…