That's what moms do

Have you ever stopped to think about how your mom feels?

It’s hard to picture it, but moms carry the biggest share of the weight at home — the worries, the planning, the mental load — and somehow still find the strength to keep going every single day.

So when a mom says, “I can’t do this anymore,” don’t judge her and don’t assume she’s just complaining.

There’s a kind of pain she holds inside, because she doesn’t have the luxury of falling apart.

She has to solve problems, smooth things over, and stay steady for everyone else… while everyone forgets she also needs someone to lean on.

Moms get tired too.

They cry at night when the house is quiet.

They have days when they feel drained and overwhelmed — yet nobody asks:

“Mom, how are you today?”

She’s the mom, the therapist, the nurse, the cook, the house manager, the driver, the babysitter, the scheduler, and a thousand other roles wrapped into one person.

But the most important one?

She is — and always has been — your safe place.

When life gets heavy, she’s the one who says, “It’s going to be okay.”

When money is tight, she finds a way even if it means cutting back on herself.

When your world feels like it’s falling apart, she holds it together until you can stand again.

And even when she looks distant, quiet, or worn out — don’t believe the surface.

She’s just carrying more than she can say out loud, and she’ll still tell you:

“Don’t worry, I’m fine.”

Even when she’s hurting for everyone at once.