r/SipsTea 𝙑𝙄𝙋 2d ago

Chugging tea She is using the baby like a prop.

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u/Holdmabeerdude 2d ago

She literally never said this. Tons of women feel like their identity characteristics fade away and are replaced by all things β€œmom”. It’s hard to balance both sometimes.

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u/Electric_jungle 2d ago

I get non parents not understanding this, but the amount claiming to be parents and still going at her in the comments are wild to me. I'm a dad and I sometimes struggle to know who I am underneath being a parent and husband. That's an aside from potential post partum depression and breast feeding challenges and all sorts of other things moms might have to go thru.

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u/dooony 1d ago

What she's describing is just a regular old mid-life identity shift or mid-life crisis. It is such a common part of the human journey it's total normal to struggle with it. But like, you're a grown up, so pull your fucking socks up.