{"id":162,"date":"2026-04-09T05:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heratlas.blog\/?p=162"},"modified":"2026-05-25T02:51:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T02:51:25","slug":"mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heratlas.blog\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/mom\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother&#8217;s Emotional Paradox"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"162\" class=\"elementor elementor-162\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a0a9ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a0a9ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52c4a29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52c4a29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mother's Emotional Paradox<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce53ed4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ce53ed4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12c579e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12c579e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Just as I sat down to write this blog, my 7-month-old woke up\u2014and I felt a wave of irritation.<\/p><div dir=\"auto\">I picked him up, sat on the swing, and as he curled into me, I found myself wondering:<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Can anger and love exist at the same time?<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Let&#8217;s break it!<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">How many times have you had to drop the laundry, turn off the stove, leave food half-cooked, or rush out of the bathroom at the sound of your baby crying?<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">How often have you skipped your coffee or chai, or given up your evening nap because your child needed you more in that moment\u2014choosing them over yourself, without a second thought?<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Have you let your baby cry for a few extra seconds just to finish something, only to return to bloodshot eyes and tear-streaked cheeks\u2014and feel that instant wave of guilt, wishing you had gone sooner?<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Don\u2019t hesitate to admit it.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">We\u2019ve all been there.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">So, can anger and love exist at the same time?<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Yes, they can\u2014<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">because a mother\u2019s love is vast enough to hold both. 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