I let my kids

 I let my kids

see the parts of me
that the world told me to hide

the tears
the overwhelm
the days I don’t have it together

because I want them to know
that strength isn’t silence
and bravery isn’t pretending

I want them to grow up
knowing it’s okay to cry
okay to ask for help
okay to say “I’m not okay right now”

because life
will try to break them
and I want them to bend instead

I want them to remember
how mama cried
but mama kept going

how I fell
but I stood again
stronger
softer
still whole

I want them to know
that being human
isn’t something to be ashamed of

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