Thoughtful Thursday: Isn't it just nice...

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Do you find in particular when you are having the WORST day ever.. or the day is just not going the way you would like...

..and you just see a message, or see an Instagram post/facebook post that is completely in relation to how you are feeling in that very moment?

It always happens to me and it is such a comforting and reassuring feeling. A lot of the time as a mother/parent, you feel like you're going through particular things alone.. or no one really understands what you are going through. But when I see posts that are so relatable to what I'm feeling, or what I'm currently going through, it's such a good feeling.. and so nice.

This is why it's so important to have a good support system, or just have maybe one person you trust that you can run to and offload to. Honestly!

That's why it's called a motherhood. It's a community. It's a safespace. It's a place where we can be vulnerable. We shouldn't think that we are on our own or suffering alone.. when you start to speak to other mums, and start to listen to what they have been through, experiences and situations.. you can see that a lot of the time we are all going through similar journeys, or we have already been through.

It's just nice.. it's nice to know I'm not the only one. But there are so many others around that can encourage and support. Do not stay silent!

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