My daughter turned 18 last week and I think it’s triggered a mini identity crisis 😂

[Gemma26mc]

Does anyone else look back and realise they were basically in survival mode for years without properly noticing at the time?

I had my daughter young and between parenting, difficult relationships, work, finances, SEN stuff and just constantly trying to hold everything together emotionally, I think I became so used to coping that I forgot there was supposed to be more to life than simply getting through the week 😂

My daughter turned 18 yesterday and it’s honestly made me realise how much of my adult life has just been spent trying to keep everything afloat.

Now I’ve suddenly hit this strange stage where I feel like I’m figuring myself out all over again and wondering what the next chapter of life is actually supposed to look like.

Please tell me this is a normal phase and not just me overthinking life at midnight 😂

Make some time for yourself and enjoy putting yourself first. I think women are taught to put everyone else before themselves and it is difficult to reprogram that thinking. Hope life feels a bit easier now.

Honestly… don’t count your chickens yet 🫣

my daughter has been so much harder work since she turned 18 - going out , coming home when ever , don’t think she’s eaten a meal at home in 4 weeks (snack cupboards taken a hit though) and the absolute stress of guiding her to the next step in life (supposedly uni , but why she’s bothering when she already knows it all I’m unsure 🧐)

but she’s an adult don’t I know 🤯

Your probably right there. And if I look back to what I was like at 18 then God help me. 🤣