Exhausted..

So I have a 3 year old and 14 month old.. today we were all having a great day and all of a sudden my daughter temperature spikes and we are off to the ER as I couldn’t get it to regulate at home.. I’m in the ER thinking wow.. I really dislike being a parent sometimes because I’m just so exhausted with the day to day task.. accommodations… illnesses.. and everything else under the sun.. I feel bad for thinking this way while I’m laying there with a sick baby but does anyone else ever feel like this? Disclaimer: all my life I never wanted to be a mom and I’ve been blessed with these two little humans who are everything to me but it has completely changed everything about me my identity some good some bad .. it’s just quite overwhelming some days . And some days I’m overjoyed to be their mom.. I struggle with this mental/emotional complex which sucks because I want to really embrace my mom identity

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You might be suffering from overstimulation. When you get hit with the unexpected or things feel chaotic or overwhelming, which I can imagine is easy to happen with 2 little ones, this can trigger a response from being overstimulated by everything. Some of your thoughts and feelings seem to align with this. Do you have any help? Or you making sure to take care of you, even in small ways? Also, it might help to start working on the way you view things so it's not so black and white to you. Find the grey area where you can be a grateful mom who loves her children but also are still human and need space to recharge your battery.

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