I’m genuinely so lonely 😭 why is motherhood so isolating?

It's supposed to be a villiage. We're supposed to spend time with our villiage every day. Eat together, clean together, take care of the kids together. That's what humans need but we have strayed so far from that.

I totally understand. It feels so maddening some nights. No help. No company besides the baby. It can be really degrading on your mental health, for sure :(

@R exactly. There’s no such thing as a village for some moms anymore. My oldest is 12 my youngest is a toddler so I’ve been in this mom thing for a minute. I was always ok with having a small/no support system but lately I’ve been craving genuine closeness with other mamas.

Couldn’t agree more. And sometimes family isn’t the same as having friends / people in the same situation - it’s like they’re empathising from afar but not in the trenches with you x

I totally agree, some days I just can't take the routine anymore. I actually wish I could have my family around, they live abroad. My mum stayed with us for a few months from August and was so much better as I had someone to talk to

Not me cause my husband and I are best friends and we love hanging out together.. and when he’s working I’m so busy with getting out with our toddler, cleaning, exercising.. I tried to get with people but I just literally don’t have time- how do people have time for friendships outside of marriage?

Honestly baby groups were my salvation. I didn’t have a village. I met them through the groups we did!