Is it normal to feel like there is nothing left for you?

[malificent7]

Just feel like parenthood is milking me dry financially and emotionally atm.
Love dd so much but there is very little left over just for me. She even makes it hard for me to have nirmal adult relatiinships and just wants me to herself which i feel is suffocating and unhealthy ( although prob natural as ahe is only 8)

If you reach that point then maybe it's time to take some time out and reassess.
I'm still not getting the balance right but I think we make better parents when we're happy adults.

Im just feeling resentful atm.

Yup. Going through this myself at the mo. I had a silent scream in my head this eve of "but I don't want to look at any more lego I want you to go to sleeep so I can crawl into a dark hole/get royally pissed/any number of things that are utterly selfish and nothing to do with YOU" then I felt guilty as I think my face reeked exasperation.
It's full moon tonight, i'm blaming it on that.

I used to day my daughter wanted more of me than there was of me.
Hugely improved as she gets older though, as a tween and teen their focus becomes broader. But do fight for some you time, a happy mum is really important.
Best of luck with it.

Grandmain... the trouble is you cant take time out to reassess if you are a parent can you?!!! You cant stop being a mum for a day. .. ever in fact.

Its not like you can say " im not sure i can do this job... lets try something else. "