31/05/2026
I saw this on a post today, and it resonated with me, for so many reasons, but one example in particular that comes to mind is my youngest Indi-Rose 11 years old, I got in from work Friday night at 9.30pm, she ran to me like she always does with a big smile and hug. She had been messaging numerous times throughout the evening āMumma when will you be homeā She knows when I get in I need time to decompress, in her innocence she says āI know you need time to decompose but ā¦.,,ā š¤£ I know my work can be sometimes hard but I am not at the stage of decomposing just yet! Anyhow on Friday night I knew I had to take time with her before I ādecomposedā in her words. The beauty of the work I do is that I am here every morning for the kids and 2 nights I work late. She needed to talk, she was super emotional, she said āMumma itās hard to be always the happy one, and be the person people come to as they think you are so okay, today I was sad and feeling down, I love my friends but they are not used to seeing me sad or someone who needs help, but I do sometimes, but I donāt feel like I am being taken seriously when i am sad or feeling left out, and itās getting me down and itās so hard to always keep it all together and be so happy all the time, I am usually so happy but some days I am not and I hate those days, as people think something is wrong but itās not, I just have days where I find it harder, as you say mum, somedays are better than others ā bless her heart š I can so relate š be kind and donāt ever judge someone on one bad day, maybe take a step back, and realise itās not a reflection on what you may have or havenāt done, itās simply how they are feeling and nothing got to do with you at all š