Some days, saying “I’m fine” feels easier than explaining everything I’m really feeling.
My day starts early — before the sun is up, I’m already in the kitchen.
Cutting, boiling, packing — making sure everything is ready before the day officially begins.
Then it’s toddler time, cleaning, laundry, groceries… and somewhere in the middle, I try to sit down for a few minutes. Just a small pause.
Yes, I do get some free time during the day.
I know my husband’s job is more demanding — and I respect that.
But even with those quiet moments, it doesn’t feel like rest.
It feels like waiting for the next task.
Like living on autopilot.
There are days when everything feels like a routine I didn’t choose —
Same work, same timings, same tired smile.
Even when I have time to sit, my mind doesn’t stop running.
And that’s what brings the most unexpected feeling of all: emptiness.
At night, when the house is finally still and everyone is asleep, that’s when it catches up with me.
I miss home — not just the place, but the feeling.
The street sounds, the festival buzz, the comfort of being surrounded by people who know me without asking.
There’s a kind of tiredness that no nap can fix.
A loneliness that sits quietly beside you, even in a full room.
And still, I say “I’m okay.”
To my child.
To my partner.
To my friends.
Even to myself — like a habit I don’t know how to break.
This is for women like me —
Running the home, holding it all together, even on days when it feels like too much.
With soft hearts, tired eyes, and silent strength.
To you, if you’re feeling it too:
You’re allowed to feel empty.
You’re allowed to take up space.
You don’t need to “earn” rest just because you’re not in a 9 to 5.
Softness isn’t weakness.
Stillness isn’t laziness.
And “just a homemaker” is never “just.”
So today, take a real break.
Sip that coffee slowly.
Let go of the guilt.
Because you deserve more than just being “okay.”
🌸Feeling the same way?
Let’s not carry it alone.
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“You don’t have to be strong all the time.”
🫶 You are not alone — and you never were.