To You The Amazing Mom

Good morning to all those amazing moms out there!!! I couldn't sleep and had so much going on in my head. It got me thinking and I have something so incredibly important to tell you,

I don't see you......

Now, don’t stop reading just yet. Please hear me out. It’s true I don’t see you, but I know what you are going through.

I know that these days you are so tired and fueled by caffeine and anxiety. The stress of home and work balance can be a lot.

I know that you try your best to be a good mother, partner, daughter, and friend, but all too often feel like you are failing at all of them.

I know that more than once a day you scream on the inside, “There’s only one of me!”

I know you feel deep mom love, as well as deep mom guilt, for not being the person you think you should be.

I know there are days when you feel like you want to run away, but then decide to just sit in your car at the grocery store a little longer and for me it's my parking garage... Just to be alone.

I know the weight of responsibility sometimes feels so heavy you can barely move.

I know you worry that you are not patient enough, present enough or even enough at all.

I know too often you feel overwhelmed, disorganized, and flawed.

I know all these things because I feel them too. I don’t see you, but I am you.

I don’t see you because you don’t let it show. Like me, you wear a brave mask. You smile to hide your stress, even on the bad days. You get up every day, put yourself together, and do what needs to be done. You are strong. You are Mom.