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Motherhood is Hard

We must support mothers

By Seema PatelPublished 7 months ago 1 min read
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A mother's life,

is so full of strife.

I know the responsibilities,

perching on my shoulders,

so I try to study and earn,

In-between, and when,

done with household chores.

But the little son comes

with his blaring iPad,

I have misophonia,

noisy sound interrupts me,

I need peace,

for delivering my best.

I am pissed off, I sigh,

anger brews.

If I ask him to go to other room,

he will feel rejected,

may also scratch his eczema skin,

adding to the trouble.

So I close the work I was doing,

and do low-cerebral things,

like photo editing.

Motherhood is lots of,

ifs and buts,

judgment an decision-making,

endless adaptation and resilience.

It's round-the-clock service,

if we are dismissing its importance,

we're committing a vice.

Motherhood is a balance game,

not supporting mothers is shame.

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About the Creator

Seema Patel

I am Seema. I contribute to PubMed, Blogger, Medium, LinkedIn, Substack, Amazon KDP, Vocal Media.

I write on nature, health, parenting, creativity, gardening, social issues.

My art shop: https://artsforhealinggifts.etsy.com

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  • Mark Graham7 months ago

    Mothering and parenthood are a 24/7 job/career.

  • Sandy Gillman7 months ago

    Love this! I sometimes wish I didn't need to earn money so I could focus all my attention on my son, but I also enjoy writing and mothers need to do the things they love.

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