being a mom and making sure to take of your kids, somehow yourself, AND trying to maintain relationships with other people on top of that is SO beyond hard. i’ll never understand how some people cannot see that.
When I was in high school, my mom got home from work & was visibly upset. My dad took one look at her & said, “Your mom and I are going for a walk, here’s $20. Order pizza.” At the moment I didn't think twice, but now I realize how much that shaped my outlook on relationships.
when people say gentle parenting is the easy way out, i just laugh. you know what’s easy? parenting how i know. yelling. no communication. spanking. the kid is in the wrong. they’re overreacting. let them throw a fit in their room.
Somebody had to break the cycle. that’s me 👏