09/06/2026
Before becoming a mother, I thought exhaustion meant needing more sleep.
Motherhood introduced me to a different kind of tired.
The kind that follows you even when the house is quiet.
The kind that comes from carrying responsibility that never fully leaves you.
For a long time, I thought I was simply tired.
Now I think part of what I was feeling was the weight of caring so deeply for someone outside myself.
Motherhood didn't just change how tired I felt.
It changed what being tired meant.
Has motherhood changed your definition of exhaustion too?