it’s not motherhood but everything around it

I’m struggling.

Two weeks ago, the day before Thanksgiving, I broke down. I could no longer hide the utter and complete exhaustion I was feeling. My internal battery was barely hanging on, and I couldn’t even pretend I was operating in low power mode. I was at 1% and starting to glitch. 

When I finally shared my burn out with loved ones, I received a common question, “H…