Sometimes, when a mom is drowning

 Sometimes, when a mom is drowning,

the question “What can I do?” feels like one more thing she has to figure out.

She’s already carrying so much.
Asking her to come up with an answer
can feel like adding another weight to her already full hands.

Instead, just show up.
Offer her something real.
Say, “I’m here. Go take a shower.”
Or, “I’ve got the kids for an hour. Just go breathe.”

Because when a mom is barely holding it together,
what she needs most isn’t more decisions.
She needs support that shows up without needing direction.
She needs people who step in quietly,
who remind her she doesn’t have to do it all alone.

Sometimes love doesn’t ask what to do.
It just does.