You look at working moms and get jealous because you wish you could have an excuse to have an adult conversation without being interrupted.
You lock yourself in the bathroom and scream into a towel while crying because you need a second to breathe; all while a child is banging on the door to get in.”
Armstrong says that the stigma is the hardest part of it all. Not only do most stay-at-home moms not have the luxury of letting out their frustration in peace, but when they do break down, people question it.
“Like what do you have to cry about? You get to sit home all day.”
The 25-year-old admits that she used to think the same thing about stay-at-home moms. But now, she gets it.
“The people who said they’d be there to help have all but disappeared, and you’re left with this overwhelming sense of failure.”
“My house isn’t clean, I’m not clean, the dishes aren’t done, I have screamed already today, I have cried, and I have felt so [sic] guilty that my child was here to witness it,” she wrote.
Armstrong closed her post by saying that she’s alone, and she’s lonely. Then she encouraged others to check on their SAHM friends.
“We are NOT okay.”
