Lindsey BomgrenCertified Personal Trainer | Founder of Nourish Move Love

The mom mental load is NO JOKE #shorts #mentalload #motherhood

24 Jan 2025 · 0 min

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In this YouTube short, the creator vents about the relentless "mom mental load," describing how even after the holiday season ends, the pressure to plan every aspect of her children's summer—care arrangements, camps, activities—hits hard in January. She questions why January has become the deadline for summer planning, expresses frustration at the unrelenting expectations placed on mothers, and declares that she needs a walk to preserve her sanity.

The mental load. Like, you get over December, and you're like, I'm good now, right? Like, I'm done with the holidays. But seriously, the mom mental load just never goes away. Like, since when did January become the month I have to have my entire kids summer planned out and know what care they're gonna have and what camps they're gonna do? Like, it's January. Can the moms get a break? Does anybody else feel this? This is why I need a walk. It's for my sanity, people.