Stay At Home Mom(SAHM) - Depression - is real and your not alone

Stay At Home Mom(SAHM) - Depression - is real and  your not alone!

Stay at home mum (SAHM) depressed the elephant in the room nobody talks about it. I mean, how dare you complain after being gifted this opportunity to stay at home and raise your own kids?.

But its not that simple of course we SAHM's are grateful to stay at home and raise our young but that its literally all we become, no one talks about the isolation, no one talks about the loss of identity, no one talks about the loneliness, no one talks about how you had to give up your carrier because its cheaper for you to stay at home, no one talks about how you cry in the shower because your day was overwhelming, no one understands why your tired, no one understands why your irritable, no one understands why you need a mental break, no one understands why your so aggravated with your kids, no one understands why after you have been home all day, the house is a wreck still, no one understands why you just need 5 minutes with no one spending to or touching you, no one understands why your completely and utterly exhausted after all, you just sit at home all day, no one understands the feeling you have when your told you don't have a "real job".

Most of us were working women at one point. We got to go to a job and interact with other adults outside our home, we contributed financially to our house hold (shoot, most of us want some kind of side hustle or part time job because it would sure help with financial relied).

We didn't feel like an endless maid. We got that break away,(even though yes, work is love/hate relationship) that gives you space from the people you live with (children, spouse etc), because every relationship needs time away in it to not go crazy being around each other 24/7, that's not healthy, contrary to popular belief- you need a break daily.

I can tell you how many women I meet or know that say "OH, YOU HAVE TOO MUCH TIME ON YOUR HANDS,"! I sure wish i could stay at home, i wont complain".

Good for you!!

I can guarantee you will change your mind 6 months in unless your wealthy and have money to constantly go to things.

I once was you, i wished  upon a star, i could  stay home with my kids because i wanted to spend all the time i could, i didn't realize what all came with being a SAHM.

Oh but you chose to have those kids, You should have thought about that before having them.

If you didn't want to go through all this you shouldn't  have never had kids. And you said you want more?

Seriously.. heard those all before.

Next time you hear or see a SAHM venting her frustrations, listen and make her feel like she's somebody. That her struggles are not invalid. If this is you mamma, please reach out and seek help to ease your pain, if even a little you are not alone.