Funny Mom Thoughts: Unhinged Parenting Moments Every Mother Experiences

I don't know when it started…

But somewhere between having kids and trying to keep everyone alive every day…

My thoughts got a little… unhinged.

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Not in a concerning way.

Just in a:

👉 "if someone heard this out loud I might have to explain myself" way

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🧠 "If everyone could just stop talking to me for like… 10 minutes"

Not forever.

I love you all.

But if no one could: - ask me a question - touch me - yell my name from another room

for just a short, silent window of time…

I think I would become a better person.

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🍽️ "I swear I just fed you"

There is no possible way it has been long enough for you to be hungry again.

No. No. We are not doing snacks again.

(We are doing snacks again.)

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🚗 "Why is it quieter than usual…"

This is never a good sign.

Silence in a house with children is not peaceful.

It is suspicious.

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😵‍💫 "I cannot make one more decision today"

- what to eat - what to wear - what to cook - what to say

If someone asks me one more question that requires brain function…

I might actually short circuit.

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🛏️ "Bedtime cannot come fast enough"

And then bedtime comes…

And suddenly I'm like:

👉 "wait… I miss them a little"

Which feels emotionally unstable but here we are.

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🧃 "Just drink the water"

Why is hydration such a battle.

Why am I negotiating with a tiny human about taking a sip of water like it's a legal agreement.

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🧍‍♀️ "I should probably sit down"

And then I don't.

And then hours go by.

And then I wonder why I feel like I've been hit by a bus.

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📱 "I should not have Googled that"

You know exactly what I mean.

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😅 "Is this normal?"

- the behavior - the mess - the emotions - me

All of it.

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🤍 The part no one really says out loud

Motherhood is beautiful.

But it is also: - repetitive - overstimulating - exhausting - and mentally nonstop

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And your brain?

Is just trying to keep up.

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So if your thoughts feel a little chaotic sometimes…

If you've ever: - hidden in the bathroom - reheated your coffee 3 times - questioned your life choices for 2 minutes - and then kept going

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You're not losing it.

You're just a mom.

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🤍 Final thoughts

If you've had even ONE of these thoughts…

Please know:

👉 you are not alone 👉 you are not failing 👉 and you are definitely not the only one with slightly unhinged inner dialogue

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Honestly…

We're all just out here doing our best.

And thinking some very questionable thoughts along the way.

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