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FUCKING BARBIE and other toy-related anxieties. . .
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“Can we talk about how much I hate toys? How much anxiety I get when a birthday or holiday comes and I know more toys are coming? How much life energy I use up attempting to clean up after all the little pieces scattered everywhere? How my husband never spends a 2 hour chunk of his life sorting puzzle pieces but I do? I’m not OCD by a long shot. My kids have been wearing mismatching socks for 4 years (ever since I had two kids) but still, the toy situation makes me nuts. I am in the middle of cleaning now and I want so badly to put it all in garbage bags. But then I feel wasteful, or God forbid, I get nostalgic about some dumb stuffed animal she loved when she was 3 but has long-since forgotten about. For me, it’s tied up in a lot of angst about “really? This is what I do with my life now? Manage this crap?!” Something that seems so trivial...hits a nerve.” — J.
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What’s your deal with toys? Does playing with your kids bring out the kid in you or make you feel dead inside? Do you, like “S.”, wish Barbie had stoped procreating ages ago? Do you stalk the house at night while your children are asleep (like I do) looking for toys to throw out, hoping they won’t miss them in the morning? Like “J”, the onslaught of “stuff” in my house makes me anxious too. I tense up around holidays and birthdays, anticipating the Tetris like challenge I’ll have of where to put all the new things in my apartment.
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Eager to hear your comments below!
I wish I could say I wrote this, but I didn’t. Whoever did is definitely living in my head. I’m six years into motherhood and I’m finally starting to really feel a lot of this. I like this age. I did not like the infant stage. Toddlerhood was better but still hard AF and exhausting. It’s not that this age doesn’t have its challenges but I feel the most confident I have in my relationship with my son and my role as his mom. And I did fight my ass off to get here from a hell I never thought I would get out of. I know so many of you are still living there. Many of you are on the other side like me. It doesn’t matter where you are in your story, I’m not going to tell you it gets better or your should be grateful it’s not worse because I hated when people said that to me and I still do...your story is valid and you’re entitled to however you feel. And I am here for you every step of the way and so are all the mamas here. We all need each other. The shared experience of motherhood connects us all and we can’t and we’re not meant to do any of this alone. Even if you haven’t found your people in person where you live because we know how hard that can be, you’re people are here online for you and we never close. (Okay cheesy Friday rant over).
You are NOT alone. Mothering can be challenging. #repost @momtivation_activation #postpartum #mother #motherhood #realmotherhood #newfamily #postpartumdepression #ppd #mom_hub #parent #postpartumjourney #sadmommy #babyblues #newmom #momtruth #newfamily #maternalhealth #momstruggles #thatmomlife #postpartumbody #momproblems #mom #momshelpingmoms #mothering #mothercare #realmotherhood #postpartumweightloss #firsttimemom #postpartumhealth #postpartumlife #pregnancy #maternalmentalhealth
Want to feel like a successful parent? Share what YOU love. Let’s chat for a moment. Your kids have fun when YOU are having fun. In this world run by social media is so much pressure to have an insta-worthy parenting experience. You know what I think about that? NO!!! You do you. You should do what works for YOUR family. Kids will remember that you were in the moment with them. That you loved them and smiled and felt good. They do not care what that looks like.
For my family? It’s a sensory experience or making art. I love to set up materials for them.... But for you it might be a dance party, cooking together, enjoying a good read aloud or screaming from the sidelines. There’s no prescribed way to connect with your children. Find what lights you up and share that with your family in the best way you know how. THAT is what makes you a happy, playful parent.
What lights you up? What do you love to share with your children? .
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