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Some Days Are Just Hard

There are some days that don’t feel magical.

Some days feel heavy.
Some days feel long.
Some days feel like you’re just trying to make it to bedtime without losing your mind.

And I think we don’t talk about that enough.

Motherhood isn’t always soft moments and sweet memories. Sometimes it’s overstimulation, exhaustion, and wondering if you’re doing any of it right.

Sometimes it’s snapping when you didn’t mean to.
Sometimes it’s feeling touched out.
Sometimes it’s sitting in silence after the kids go to bed, just trying to reset yourself.

But here’s the part that matters…

Those days don’t make you a bad mom.

They make you a real one.

Because real moms get overwhelmed.
Real moms get tired.
Real moms have moments they wish they could redo.

And then they wake up the next day and try again.

That’s motherhood too.

Not perfect.
Not filtered.
Just real life.

🧡 -thee unfiltered mama

unfiltered • unbothered • unapologetic

14 Days of Being a Mom – 💛 Day 4: The Hardest Part of Being a Mom

The Hardest Part No One Prepares You For:

No one really prepares you for the emotional side of motherhood.

Not the deep, overwhelming love…
But the letting go.

Because that’s what motherhood slowly becomes.

Letting go of the baby stage.
Letting go of the little hand that always reached for yours.
Letting go of being the center of their world.

When they’re little, they need you for everything.
Every question.
Every problem.
Every moment.

And then one day… they don’t.

Not in the same way.

They grow up.
They get independent.
They start figuring out life on their own.

And while that’s the goal… it’s also the hardest part.

No one tells you how quiet it can feel.
How proud and heartbroken you can feel at the same time.

You sit there watching them become who they are, knowing you helped shape that…
but also realizing they don’t need you like they used to.

And that’s where motherhood stretches you.

Because you have to learn how to hold on… while also letting go.

You have to learn how to step back… without ever stepping away.

And somehow, you keep loving them just as deeply—if not more—even as things change.

That’s the hardest part.

Not the sleepless nights.
Not the toddler years.

But learning how to grow with them… even when it hurts a little.

🧡 -thee unfiltered mama

unfiltered • unbothered • unapologetic

14 Days of Being a mom – Day 3 Why I love Being a Mom

“Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Mom”

Before I became a mom, I thought I had a pretty good idea of what it would be like.

I thought I understood love. I thought I understood exhaustion. I thought I understood responsibility.

But the truth is…I didn’t know anything the way I thought I did.

No one really tells you how your whole world shifts overnight. Not just your schedule or your sleep – but you. Who you are, how you think, what you feel…it all changes in ways you can’t prepare for.

I wish I would have known that’s it’s okay to not have it all together.

There were days when the house was messy, I hadn’t brushed my hair, and I was running on nothing but coffee and survival mode. I used to think that meant I was failing… but now I see it meant I was showing up. And sometimes, showing up is more than enough.

I wish I would have known how fast it all goes.

When you’re in the thick of it—diapers, tantrums, sleepless nights—it feels like it will last forever. You’re counting down to the next nap, the next stage, the next moment of quiet.

But now? I look at my kids, older and growing into their own people, and I realize those “long days” were actually the shortest moments of my life.

I wish I would have held on a little tighter.
Stayed a little longer.
Worried a little less about the small things.

I wish I would have known that every phase—no matter how hard—passes.

The crying stops.
The messes get smaller.
The chaos quiets down.

And one day, you’ll miss the very things that once overwhelmed you.

I wish I would have known that being a mom isn’t about being perfect.

It’s about being present.

It’s about loving through the hard days, the loud days, the messy, imperfect, beautiful days.

If I could go back, I wouldn’t change the struggles—because they shaped me. But I would remind myself to breathe more, soak it in, and trust that I was doing better than I thought.

Because that’s the thing about motherhood…

You don’t have to be perfect to be exactly what your kids need.

🧡 thee unfiltered mama