Mom Raises Awareness on the Challenges of Staying Home With the Kids

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“You forget what it means or feels like to be an individual, because your entire existence now revolves around that child...I am alone and I am lonely.”

. In the past week, she felt overwhelmed and isolated and took to Facebook to share her feelings.

She goes on to the list all the things she’s unable to do by herself, such as go to the bathroom, have a cup of coffee, read or anything else without her kids “crying or screaming at her leg,” adding that the only breaks she gets is when her kids are asleep . She also explains that she wears the same clothes “that smell like sweat and tears for days at a time because they’re already stained and no use in ruining more clothes.

Armstrong, who lives with her boyfriend of eight years, was surprised by some of the negative comments she got on the post. "It's still showing the stigma that surrounds stay-at-home moms and how we shouldn't complain," Armstrong told TODAY Parents in an interview.

 

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