Now I see what it is like for a parent who is consumed with depression and anxiety and has the weight of the world on their shoulders and a crushing symphony of mistuned thoughts in their head.
Now I see how difficult it is to focus on anything but the blanket of problems that surround you. I see that it makes it difficult for you to breathe…and see…and think.
And it makes it difficult for you to care properly for your child.
Yes, I see it because now I’ve been there, too.
But I still don’t think that makes it right.
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It doesn’t make it right, but it is good that you recognize it and are trying to combat it.
Em is an awesome kiddo… she is growing by leaps and bounds. Her vocabulary is amazing and rivals many adults I know. She is sweet, loving, and thoughtful. You are obviously doing something right.
Once I was at a mcdonalds and there was a women who was sitting at this table and I wanted to be able to go and stand by her and place my hand on her shoulder. She looked like she had no tears left to cry and that she had already fallen. Her kids were screaming and fighting in the playground, but I think they knew what they were doing. I think about that mom alot and wonder how she is. You might have been tired but you were never gone.