Facebook post salutes struggling mums for doing an awesome job
A frank and refreshing Facebook post wants to let mums know they can do whatever they want, and say goodbye to the haters.
Written by Australian blogger Constance Hall on Sunday, the post has resonated with hundreds of thousands of parents around the world. It is saluting those struggling in the midst of so-called social mores and criticism from other parents or strangers.
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The post takes aim at a wide range of issues mums deal with on a daily basis, from cleaning to postpartum depression.
Image: Facebook/Constance Hall
"To the woman at the park, looking at her phone, ignoring her children, I salute you," Hall writes. "For not giving into the public perception that you should be switched on, 24 hours a day. For giving no fucks about what 'constable mother's group' thinks."
Hall tells women they are coping just fine, no matter the depth of the struggle they are facing. "Too often strength and weakness are confused, strength is asking for help. You are so strong. So many women are going through the exact same thing, they just don't talk about it," she writes.
So feel like eating that cake? Then just do it. "A brand new 24 hour job that doesn't pay and won't end for around 20 years is NOT a good time to give up cake," Hall writes. Instead, she encourages them to just "eat the cake, eat the whole fucking cake."
The post at the time of writing has attained more than 253,000 likes, more than 120,000 shares, and more 12,000 comments — with many expressing their gratitude at the honesty.
That says it all, really.
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