Ima, I never knew that you went through this, too
I never knew that adulthood could be filled with so many complex and nuanced emotions that could keep my head spinning for days. I never knew that even if I’m not dealing with major life crises like divorce, poverty, or illness, I could still feel crushing waves of overwhelm from my day-to-day routine.
I never knew that my toddler’s tantrum because I cut his chicken the wrong way — after being woken multiple times in the night for a child’s night terrors, after spending a day in the office staring at a computer with a sheitel pressing against my skull, after fighting with another child to just sit and do his homework — could cause me to snap and yell at my children.
I never knew that hormones play a real part in mental health, and that some days I would feel so out of sorts. I never knew that the hamster wheel of life, while such a blessing, can be so depleting.
Ima, I never knew that you went through this, too.
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