Advice: if you are feeling overwhelmed right now, know that it is okay to take a step ba…

i thought i was gonna go for a walk to clear my head and then realized i have not eaten all day until my stomach started hurting like i was the one on trial or something but instead i was just pacing around my room waiting for that hunger to spark some motivation to do—anything.

i watched my friend post about her new promotion and vacation plans while i sit here in my cramped studio apartment with peeling paint and that weird smell in the kitchen and every time my doctor sends another letter i just feel more invisible, like my struggles don’t even matter in a world where everyone else is moving forward, meanwhile i am just trying to navigate this endless cycle of paperwor...

i feel like every time my kid has a meltdown, it’s like this part of me just goes away. honestly, i wonder if i am actually capable of loving them the way they need me to when i can barely hold myself together.