Break.

I'm sure you've had one of those days when you wished you could grab an overnight bag and a few loose change, get on a bus and go to wherever that bus takes you. Today's that day for me. Dealing with the whole full-time work-from-home, single full-time mom situation does that to me a few times a year.

No, I don't intend to leave my daughter without a mom for the rest of her life. I just think it'll be nice to go on a trip for at least 3 days on my own (okay, maybe with the boyfriend or a few friends) to recharge. I feel like my reserve battery's on 2% and I might just shutdown any time now.

#burnout

Today's one of them days.

How do you tell someone that they're being selfish?

What if they tell you they're not being selfish? How do you ask them, then, to reevaluate their thoughts because all they think about is how they will feel and most probably how people will look at them?

How do you tell them they're robbing you and your kid of your right to have your own family?

How do you make them understand that what you're doing is for your kid and your little family?

How do you ask all these questions without them thinking you're 'nagmamarunong'?

More importantly, how do you ask all these questions without backing off when they start playing with your conscience and pulling the 'Wala kang paki sa nararamdaman namin' card?

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