Am I bad mother?

I love my kids like I would never leave them or let anything bad happen to them but some days I just don’t want to/enjoy being around them. I get tired of watching the same cartoons on a loop or play etc and feel like every little thing is a massive effort, they often annoy me and put me in a bad mood (especially my 12 year old) When my partner is home I often use an excuse to leave the house or just sit playing games etc on my phone to shut off. If I’m honest parenthood hasn’t turned out like I thought it would. Is this normal to feel this way or am I just a rubbish mum? 😞

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Its NORMAL give yourself some grace! Do you want to be EVERYSECONDE with friends, parents, PEOPLE?? No! So its not about your kids its just because you are a human and NEED YOUR ME TIME! Just dont be so hard on yourself. Do you hurt them? Do you do something bad to them ? If the response is NO … then take a deep breath…. And go take a 20 mins with YOURSELF. And comeback watching the same f** cartoon lol and you will see the difference. You need to disconnect to RECONNECT 🥰😇 after all we are moms not robots 🤖! Not yet😅

That's totally normal and you sound burnt out. You need more regular breaks.

I'm the same it's draining constantly looking after the kids and neglecting yourself. It doesn't make you a bad mum we all need time to ourselves. I do the same I go to our room and chill in peace if my partner gets home early which is rare. Hit that point today where I just need a break 😴

Totally normal! I just joined the gym recently and I’ve had mum guilt now and again recently but I’m constantly reminding myself NO I need to do this for ME! I was sooo burnt out and overwhelmed all the time and now I feel much calmer now that I’m finally looking after myself 😅

Thanks ladies, it means a lot to know I’m not the only one feels this way x

I feel this way daily, It's normal, don't worry💗💗

Sounds like you may need to switch up your routine with them. Doing the same things day in & day out can get boring and redundant for everyone lol 🩷

Totally normal haha I'm going nuts I need a break to get out but I don't get one so ya I have to zone out on games or YouTube and just ignore every one once and a while hahaha only way to stay sane

one thing that I will say is a bad parent will never wonder if they are a bad parent

The fact that you care enough to think this way means that you are a good mother, no matter what this world says. You are an individual with your own wants and needs. You do whatever keeps you going

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