Encouragement
Don’t feel guilty about feeling the way you feel. If most wives and mothers are honest, they will tell you that, at one time or another, they have felt and do feel the same way you do. They love their families. You love yours, too. But sometimes you just want to run away. You want to run away from the responsibility of it all.
You remember what your life used to be like before you were married and had children. You remember when you had time to dream your own dreams and even fulfill a few of them. Now, you’re lucky if you’re able to complete a thought without someone interrupting you.
I know how you feel, and that it breaks your heart to feel this way. You brush the feeling aside and try to pretend it isn’t there, and you feel ashamed and sad for feeling this way in the first place.
Contrary to what you might think, there’s nothing wrong with you. You’re just being tested. You know you have a good marriage—not perfect, but worth keeping. You know you love your children—you adore them and can’t imagine your life without them, even if they do get on your nerves sometimes. Nevertheless, at times, this feeling just shows up and makes you want to run.
Let me ask you a question. If you did run, where would you go? You can’t go back to your life before you were married, because that time has passed. You could create a new life for yourself, but would it really be better than the one you have?
I don’t think so. You’re a wonderful wife, and you’re a wonderful mother. This urge to run that occurs sometimes is normal, and it will probably continue to show up a number of times in your life. But the next time it does, remember this: it’s just a test—one you’ve already passed.
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Excerpted from Cynthia Legette Davis'new book, "I Know How You Feel," available at Booksurge.com.
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