Stay At Home Mom Struggles

Where are all my stay at home moms at? 🙋🏻‍♀️

I have been sleeping on doing this for awhile. I guess I always felt wrong to talk openly about the struggles of being a stay at home mom. Because it truly is such a blessing to be able to stay at home and raise your kids if you have the opportunity. I always had it in my mind that I wasn’t allowed to “complain” if you will. But that is the story I am telling myself or maybe society.

I wouldn’t change it. And I would always choose to be stay at home mom over and over again. I also thank God every day for allowing me to raise my boys. But all of the above doesn’t minimize the struggles that does come with being a stay at home mom.

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Sometimes I get really lonely and I forget how to have an adult conversation.

Sometimes I get bored.

I had an identity crisis and I am still working through it.

I struggle with my mental health more.

Sometimes I feel guilty that I don’t bring an income to our family.

I didn’t know I would crave a purpose outside of motherhood.

Some days I feel like I’m not challenging my boys enough to learn because I’m not creative enough.

Those are just some of the raw struggles I have faced being a stay at home mom.

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But even though the above is hard, I get to spend all the time with my boys. I get to witness the milestones and all the firsts. I get to raise them. Even though that list seems short in comparison to above, it outweighs the above ten times fold. It’s priceless.

So to every stay at home mom out there. Don’t let your mind or society or anyone else tell you, that you can’t be both grateful and also struggling. I see you! And you aren’t alone. ♥️

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