COVID MOM GUILT.

Screenshot_20210406-203412~2.png

FEB 10, 2020

I'm dealing with heavy feelings of failing this little one.

I feel like every week I have high hopes that I can balance working while providing her with the nurturing and encouragement she requires. It never happens. Which frankly, is a vicious cycle of constant disappointment in myself for not doing better. Most days I provide the bare minimum, feeding her and helping her go to the washroom.

I want to be so much more for her, but I literally can't be the professional, the cook, the teacher, the cleaner, the playmate etc. How do you do all that? How do you find the time in a day? I feel like I'm wasting this "extra" time we're getting together. I feel like I'm not teaching her enough to be adequately prepared to start school in September.

I'm exhausted. She's bored. Which creates irritability on both sides.

At the end of the day I'm pretty sure we're both just sad, which breaks my heart more than anything. That she's sad, and I'm probably the cause because I'm unable to give her what she deserves and needs throughout a day.

Baby StepsMeghan GerovacMotherhood, Mom Truth, Mom Life, Mom, Mommy Life, Mommy Struggles, Mom Guilt, Mommy Guilt, Mom of Todder, Mom Struggles, Mom Struggle, Mommy life, Mom Judgement, Mom Group, Mother Daughter, Mum Struggles, Mississauga Mom, Mom's, Mom Shame, Mom Bullying, Mom Shaming, Motherhood Truth, Motherhood Struggle, mother daughter, Mum Bullying, Mum Shaming, Mum Community, Mummy, Mama, Mum Support, Mum Blog, Motherhood Rising, Mummy Struggles, Motherhood Journey, Mum Truths, Mum Struggle, Mothers, Mother's Day, Motherhood Truths, Mama Truths, Mummy Blog, Mummy Shame, Mum Guilt, Mummy Guilt, Mum Shame, Mum Blogger, Mum of Toddler, Mummy Blogging, Mum Life, Mum Truth, Mom Blog, Mom Blogging, Authentic Blog on Parenting, Authentic Parenting, Authentic Mom Blogging, Authentic Mom Blog, Authentic Motherhood, Authentic Blog on Motherhood, Mom Blogger, Parenting Guilt, Parents of Toddlers, Parenting, Parenting a Toddler, Parent, Parenting Struggles, Parents, Parenting Bullying, Parenting Struggle, Parenting Shaming, Parenting Shame, toddlers, Toddler, Mom of Toddler, COVID, COVID-19, Pandemic, Parenting in a Pandemic, Motherhood in a Pandemic, Oakville Mom, Hamilton Mom, Guelph Mom, Burlington Mom, Cambridge Mom, Niagara Falls Mom, Raw Motherhood, COVID struggles, COVID Mom Guilt, COVID exhaustion, Mental Health, COVID Mental Health, Depression, Anxiety, COVID Depression, COVID AnxietyComment