A 33-year-old mother has gained thousands of followers after sharing an honest post online.
Laura Mazza from Melbourne, Australia explains in an Instagram post how emotionally difficult raising children can be.
“I just want you to know that if you are my friend, you can say “my kids were assholes today” without one look of judgement from me,” she wrote.
“You should feel free to be able to say ‘I want to run away today.’ Without any pearl clutching.”
The mom continued: “I know I complain a lot about parenting, and that is because raising children the hardest most physically and emotionally impossible thing I’ve ever done. Every day is a new uncharted water.
“I broke up fights today, got frustrated today, raised my voice today, cried, consoled crying, felt guilty, felt happy, felt loved, gave love. All in less than 24 hours.
“It’s hard. It’s hard for all of us.”
Mazza went on: “We wonder if we are fucking it up all the time. So why not just be honest about it? Why not have the freedom to say ‘I just cannot be fucked with dinner tonight’ and the thought of reading with my kids makes me want to gouge my eyes out.
“I want you to know that with me, you can say that and I’ll never think you don’t love your kids or you’re unappreciative.”
She added: “Screw all the perfectionist attitudes, and the ‘oh my children are blessings 24/7’ grateful optimism. It doesn’t mean we don’t love our children, it doesn’t mean we aren’t grateful – but we are allowed to vent. Because you know what’s even harder than raising children?
“Pretending it’s not hard.”
One parent commented: “yes exactly my thought today too! It’s nice to know I’m not alone in this.”
Another wrote: “My kiddies were at kinder today but when they got home- omgeeee! They are out of control these days.”
A third said: “Thank the f**kin lord for some real talk.”
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