feelings Archives – Emma Reed

Know When You’re Having Trouble Coping As A Mum

Posted on June 8, 2018April 3, 2025 by Emma Reed

*Collaborative Post

The view that society has on motherhood as a whole is still quite a dim one. Motherhood is promoted as one of the most rewarding times in your life and something to celebrate, which is all true but the problems of mothers that are having trouble coping or dealing with mental health are still not addressed as widely as it should be. Many of us still don’t think to ensure whether or not the mothers we know are dealing with it well. If you’re feeling stressed, depressed, or simply pulled in a hundred different directions, it is time to ask yourself whether you are coping.

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first day at school written on a chalk board

School Days Are Coming… And I’m not Ready

Posted on April 18, 2018November 21, 2024 by Emma Reed

Dear son,

This week was a biggie. We found out your school place and even though the build-up has been coming for months, I wasn’t expecting to feel this way. When we viewed the schools I was excited for something new but over the weekend I had a sinking feeling begin to grow in the pit of my stomach and as soon as I scanned my eyes over that long-awaited email I felt sad.

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The Guilty Parent

Posted on April 18, 2016November 10, 2024 by Emma Reed

No one tells you that one of the many feelings you will get from becoming a parent is the overwhelming guilt through almost everything that goes on in your week. It may sound odd, and to those without children, it will sound insane, but I personally feel guilt more than any other emotion on some days. This is due

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The Toughest Game Show On Earth!

Posted on February 13, 2016November 10, 2024 by Emma Reed

Daily life with a toddler has it’s up and downs and constant battles. It’s so different from a newborn, where you are tired from lack of sleep. Being a Mum of a toddler, you are more drained from their talking and answering questions, and physically exhausted from running after them. It made me start to think that it could actually be the plot for the hardest game show on earth!

‘Mum of toddler, come on down!!!!’

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