She that Mom

Motherhood is beautiful. It’s filled with love, pride, and moments that swell your heart. But there’s another side that often goes unspoken — the quiet loneliness that comes when you are the rock for everyone else, yet no one seems to notice when you are crumbling.

When you become a mom, you become a caretaker, healer, planner, and problem-solver. You’re the one who keeps the house running, remembers the appointments, kisses the scraped knees, and stays up late folding laundry after everyone else is asleep. People know they can lean on you — and they do. You show up for your kids, partner, family, and even friends. You’re there for birthdays, for bad days, for “Mom, I forgot my homework” emergencies.

But when you need a shoulder? When you’re tired? When you feel invisible and want someone to notice you’re drowning? Too often, no one shows up.

And that hurts.

It’s a quiet kind of pain you carry in your heart because saying it out loud feels selfish. You tell yourself, “I should be grateful. I should be stronger. Other moms have it worse.” But deep down, you want someone to ask, “How are you really doing?” and mean it.

The truth is, being a mom doesn’t make you less human. You still need support, care, and love — just like everyone you take care of. It’s okay to feel exhausted. It’s OK to admit you need help.

If you’re reading this and feel alone in your motherhood journey, know that you matter. Your needs matter. And you deserve the same care and compassion you give so freely to everyone else.

Being a mom may mean carrying the world's weight, but you don’t have to take it alone. Start by giving yourself the grace to rest, to say “no,” and to speak up when you need help. Because you are more than “just a mom.” You are a woman, a human, and you deserve to be seen, too.