Sometimes I feel like I am not doing enough. Whether it is being a mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend, professional, or community activist, it seems like most mamas feel this right now. We are spread thin and simultaneously pulled in 100 different directions.
It often feels like I am not giving my 100% to anything at the moment, and this brings me down. Having always volunteered, I also feel like I am not doing enough to help my community and support it. I think that I should be out there doing more for causes that matter to me. Sometimes I want to cry, and other times I want to scream or punch a pillow.
For many of us, now is the moment when we are considering whether to return our kids to school, go hybrid, or do other alternate modes of learning. We are beating ourselves up over our decisions, but there is no right answer, and every family must do what works best for them. For us, that means sending our daughter to pre-k to engage and socialize with other kids. Am I 100% confident with my choice? No. But do I think it is the right move for her and us? Yes.
Mothers can do amazing things. There is a reason that we are these multi-faceted persons designed to do everything. It is because we can handle it, and when we can’t, we can turn to our other mom crews, friends, family, therapists, or spouses to vent about everything under the sun.
We as mamas, especially now, are just a little extra everything right now.
We are helping the kids do school work. We are becoming a tech guru with little to no experience. We are planning other fun activities to keep them busy. We are their playmate if they don’t already have another live-in one. We are the household managers of everything from things that break to cleaning, laundry, and planning meals. We are trying to connect with our spouse. And many of us are a full-time professional from home without missing a beat.
We are amazing, and doing the best that we can. Our kids are not going to remember if we ordered take-out for the third night in a row, but the fact that we were there for them during this crazy time.
