Taking a bit of courage to write this, so I'm sorry if it's a bit incoherent..
I just feel rather lacking in the Mother department, if I'm honest. Dd is 2.5. I had fairly bad postnatal depression when she was younger, anti-depressants and (some very limited) counselling and I was a lot better. But I still can't shake this "not-good-enough" feeling. I always thought I'd be good at being a Mum, but I struggle to enjoy playing.. or keep at it for very long. We try to get out every day, even just to the library, but I still end up feeling bored and frustrated.. and guilty that I'm not enjoying it more. Is this just me?
We're on summer holiday now (I'm a part time teacher), so the situation is heightened as I'm not at work part of the time, and money is so very tight, so that doesn't help, but I just don't feel good enough. My husband looks after our daughter on his own fairly frequently due to shifts, and seems to get on well, looks forward to it.. whereas I just feel a bit "meh", if I'm honest.
Any advice?
Please don't be horrible to me!
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Rachie1986 · 03/08/2016 17:03
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