When you're touched out

Wanting space doesn't mean you love them any less. It means you've been needed, again and again, with hardly a gap in between.

You're allowed to want a minute that belongs only to you. You're allowed to say "just a minute" and mean it. That isn't selfish. It's how you keep going.

This feeling is a signal, not a failure. It's telling you something true about how much you've been giving. You can listen to it, and still be exactly the mom they need.