"NORMAL MOM ANXIETY"

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Okay, I'm going to admit that I drug my hypochondriac self to the doctor yesterday, like 90% sure that #1 I was blowing my weird hyper-aware-of-my-breathing issue out of proportion, #2 I was experiencing a mild case of anxiety stemming from my already over-talked about issue of dumb self-imposed expectations and a toddler who is just starting to test out fit throwing as a means to get what she wants, and #3 what I really need is yoga/meditation/chill-the-heck-out time. So, I wasn't the least bit surprised when the doctor told me that it was, and I quote, "normal mom anxiety". Darn, I'm not special at all, am I?

So to anyone out there who #1 wonders what being a stay-at-home-mom is like, or #2 thinks being a stay-at-home-mom consists of sitting on the couch, watching TV, eating bon bons all day (or any other version of easy) I'm here to tell you it's hard. Of course I can't speak for anyone but myself, but I would imagine that my opinion is somewhat typical if it is considered "normal" for the job to cause anxiety.

I'm glad I happened upon that yoga groupon the other day.