I just want to have a bad day!

As a mom, my days are full to the brim. I get through most days feeling pretty good about how my day went. Once in a while though, I have a day that doesn't go so well. What I have come to realize is that I don’t seem to have the same freedom to have “a bad day” as my family members do.

When someone in my family has a "bad day", I do my best to listen to them, support them, boost their self confidence and just try to help them have a better day. Sometimes that means just giving them the space to work through it on their own.

When I have a "bad day", it ends up being about everyone else in the family. My husband thinks he must not be doing enough and he should be a better husband. My son thinks he did something wrong and feels bad. I end up feeling guilty about having a bad day and then end up consoling or boosting their morale again when all I want is to just be able to have a bad day!

I don't need fixing, it doesn't mean I am unhappy with my family or my life. It simply means I am human and just like everybody else, once in a while I have a bad day!