For all my Mom Peeps, Dad Peeps, and Non Parent Peeps, because this is for everybody.
It’s Mom M♡︎nday and I want to talk about how “It’s OK to not be OK.”
This hits hard, because I can’t tell you how many times I have found and still find myself time after time saying the words “I’m OK” even though I know I’m not. Can you relate?
Feeling hurt. “I’m OK.”
Feeling depressed. “I’m OK.”
Feeling let down. “I’m OK.”
Feeling anxiety. “I’m OK.”
Having a bad day. “I’m OK.”
We have normalized the idea that we can’t accept that not being OK, is OK. That we need to constantly be strong, that tears are weak, and that we’ll be judged for simply being human.
Well I’m here to tell you that it’s OK, to not be OK!
It’s OK to cry.
It’s OK to have an ‘off day’.
It’s OK to not feel yourself.
It’s OK to fail.
It’s OK to be HUMAN!
Life isn’t all rainbows and unicorns and for me, mommyhood especially. You will have your days where you feel completely inadequate. You will have days where your responsibilities push you over the limit and that is OK!
It DOESN’T make you a bad person. It DOESN’T make you incapable. It DEFINITELY doesn’t make you a bad Mom or Dad.
So if you ever have a bad day. Remember that is perfectly OK in its most imperfect way. Don’t feel like you need to be so quick to be strong. Allow yourself to go through the emotions, because your feelings are VALID. Don’t hold them in. Don’t disguise them, because allowing yourself to feel is the most healthiest and realist thing you can do for YOU.
So if you need to, go have yourself your “Ugly Cry Moment” or your “Warrior Prayer Moment.” Then get back up, shake it all off, and continue to press forward.
It’s OK to not be OK.
#YouGotThis and #GodsGotYou ♡︎
Blissful Burgos 