Being a mom

 Being a mom forces you to face yourself in ways you never had to before

You realize real quick that you can’t pour from empty
That pushing through the pain and ignoring your own needs doesn’t make you strong
It just makes you burned out

You start to understand that taking care of you isn’t selfish
It’s survival
It’s showing your kids what it looks like to love yourself loud and unapologetically
Even on the days it’s messy
Even on the days you don’t feel like you’re enough

You become the reason you finally go to therapy
Start setting boundaries
Drink some damn water
Get out of relationships that drain you
And stop letting people walk all over you

Because they’re watching
And because you love them enough to love you too

It’s not easy
But you’re worth the effort
Every single day 

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