Someone needs to hear this: it's ok if you need to disappear and work on yourself. It's ok to take a break from life as you know it to learn who you actually are. You spent a lifetime pleasing other people, this is for you. The people you want in your life will understand, and welcome the new version of you.
And never in 100 years would I have thought I would have to deal with a “baby daddy” that’s literally the worst and makes everything more stressful and difficult when it’s completely unnecessary.
PPD is so real and it’s hard to finally admit you’re going through something because you want to be strong enough for your child and it makes you feel like you’re failing them. Motherhood is so rewarding yet so stressful.