I Can't Be the Only One

As a mom, I find myself saying "I can't be the only one." I can't be the only one that stares at her babies while they sleep. I can't be the only one that wakes up at midnight thinking about everything I could have done better that day. I cant be the only one that cleans the same spot 14 times in the same day!

There is a lot of advice people give when you are going to have kids but no one really tells you how many times you'll question yourself.  I'm constantly doing things and looking to other moms and wondering if they feel the way I do. Am I doing a good job? Will my kids grow up and be the caring successful adults I'm trying to raise them to be? I can't be the only one.

In a world made up of social media posts, it's so easy to see what every one else is doing. We compare. We judge. We worry. We try to reassure ourselves "I can't be the only one."

I can't be the only one that cries when I think that my son will soon be in school and I won't be able to help him if he needs me. I can't be the only one that plans a very balanced dinner and ends up ordering out instead   

Motherhood has made me kind of crazy.  It's made me stand up for my beliefs while at the same time questioning every single thing I am doing. It's made me feel like part of a tribe while also making me feel so alone. 

Sometimes, in motherhood, you may feel like the bad one, the crazy one, the overprotective one, the "about to lose your mind" one but just remember...you're not the only one.