On the road to burnout
A moment of recognition in the midst of a complicated parenting journey
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Catching my breath
I didn’t realize that I had nearly reached my emotional capacity until I was right on the cusp of exploding. My breathing was clipped and rapid. My tone was focused and fiery. My hands were ready to grab and smack...
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My window of tolerance is almost nonexistent. I’m nearly at capacity. My patience is running thin. However you prefer to say it: I’m careening towards burnout. Fast.
I’m grateful for this self awareness, and at the same time, I’m not quite sure what to do next.
Over the last 10 months, I’ve been re-contextualizing my experience as a mother. What I once thought was a lack of empathy and consistent emotional dysregulation in my eldest son, I’ve come to recognize as neurodivergence. What I once perceived as blatant disobedience and disrespect, I’m now realizing is actually a nervous system that’s hypersensitive to a loss of control and autonomy. It’s been a constant series of parenting revelations, and they just keep coming…
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